HUSH

A film by Alex Merkin

DIRECTED BY

Alex Merkin

WRITTEN BY

Jennifer Lana Harper

PRODUCED BY

Jennifer Lana Harper, Diane Harper, Alex Merkin, Julia Kostenevich, Tom Brustetter

CAST

Machete Bang Bang, Atlee Feingold, Jennifer Lana Harper, Sean Scott McCracken, Merri Jamison, Marianne Bourg, C.J. Gibson, Joanna Koss, Monica Padilla, Amy Paffrath, Mercer Boffey, Ethan C. Avery, Dominick Cole, Maxx Decco, Travis Foxx, Eddie James, Shafreaka Jane, Julia Kostenevich

SYNOPSIS

Based on true events on May 6, 1933 in Berlin, Germany, a Nazi sex worker escapes to the Transgender “El Dorado” Cabaret to warn performers and patrons of the Nazi plan to destroy and kill all.

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HUSH

DIRECTED BY: Alex Merkin

WRITTEN BY: Jennifer Lana Harper

PRODUCED BY: Jennifer Lana Harper, Diane Harper, Alex Merkin, Julia Kostenevich, Tom Brustetter

CAST: Machete Bang Bang, Atlee Feingold, Jennifer Lana Harper, Sean Scott McCracken, Merri Jamison, Marianne Bourg, C.J. Gibson, Joanna Koss, Monica Padilla, Amy Paffrath, Mercer Boffey, Ethan C. Avery, Dominick Cole, Maxx Decco, Travis Foxx, Eddie James, Shafreaka Jane, Julia Kostenevich

SYNOPSIS:
Based on true events on May 6, 1933 in Berlin, Germany, a Nazi sex worker escapes to the Transgender “El Dorado” Cabaret to warn performers and patrons of the Nazi plan to destroy and kill all.