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The People's Joker

The People's Joker

Come see how she got these (emotional) scars!

20246.61h 32m

Overview

An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.

Directed by Vera Drew
Written by Bri LeRose, Vera Drew
Produced by Joey Lyons
Box Office0Revenue: $4K

Top Cast

Vera Drew

Vera Drew

Joker the Harlequin

Lynn Downey

Lynn Downey

Joker's Mom

Kane Distler

Kane Distler

Mr. J

Nathan Faustyn

Nathan Faustyn

Penguin

David Liebe Hart

David Liebe Hart

Ra's Al Ghul

P

Phil Braun

Batsy (voice)

G

Griffin Kramer

Young Joker

Christian Calloway

Christian Calloway

Doctor Crane

Trevor Drinkwater

Trevor Drinkwater

Edward Nygma aka The Riddler

R

Ruin Carroll

Ivy (voice)

Themes & Keywords

parodycoming of agelgbtlive action and animationgender identityemotional abusetoxic relationshipabusive relationshipindependent filmtransgenderpretentious

About The People's Joker

The People's Joker is a comedy, drama, fantasy film released in 2024 exploring themes of parody, coming of age, lgbt, live action and animation, gender identity, emotional abuse. Directed by Vera Drew, it stars Vera Drew, Lynn Downey, Kane Distler. An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.

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