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Mika X.
2020-07-26

Aroha in the land of forbidden fruit
10
20 min

This short film takes place one frantic night as a beautiful young sex worker waits for her salesman lover to whisk her away from her last night on the strip to live happily ever after. But it’s 1975 and she’s a Māori drag queen. And he’s not the ‘white knight’ he said he was.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jay Tewake GURL/Carmen Unowned
Mika X. Older Carmen Unowned
Regan Taylor Ed/Retired All Black Unowned
Jackie Clarke Sapphire Unowned
Brady Peeti Gypsy Unowned
Ramon Te Wake Mystik Ra Unowned
Richie Cattell Rugby Lad Unowned
Gabriel Faatau'uu-Satiu Strap Boy Unowned
Whetū Fala Whaea Unowned
Danielle Hayes Terracotta Blade Unowned
Amanduh La Hoare Lofty Queen Unowned
Amanaki Prescott-Faletau Mystik Ama Unowned
Rosanna Raymond Mystik Maiden Unowned
Aaron Ward White Knight Unowned