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.
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jay Tewake | GURL/Carmen | Unowned |
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Mika X. | Older Carmen | Unowned |
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Regan Taylor | Ed/Retired All Black | Unowned |
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Jackie Clarke | Sapphire | Unowned |
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Brady Peeti | Gypsy | Unowned |
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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 |