SJIWFF36 Wednesday Evening Feature: Modern Whore
Price
Regular $15.00 Discounted $12.75
Date
Wed October 22, 2025
Show Time
7:00 PM
SJIWFF offers a 15% discount off single tickets for BIPOC patrons, students, seniors, underwaged and patrons with disabilities.
St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival presents
Modern Whore
Modern Whore is a hybrid documentary that reimagines popular depictions of sex work through the lived experiences of writer, performer, and sex worker, Andrea Werhun. Based on her book Modern Whore: A Memoir, Andrea grapples with social stigma and reclaims her narrative in a series of funny, heartbreaking, and surprising stories.
“Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin challenge toxic misconceptions about sex work and sex workers with great audacity and high style,” –TIFF
Content warning: sex, sexual assault and drug use
Director: Nicole Bazuin
Writers: Nicole Bazuin, Andrea Werhun
Producers: Lauren Grant, Nicole Bazuin, Andrea Werhun
80 mins
Canada
English
Please visit https://www.womensfilmfestival.com/sjiwff36-events/modern-whore for more information and our full festival lineup.
No latecomers admitted. Viewer discretion advised: films at SJIWFF are not rated.