Modern Whore

Post-screening Q+A with writer-director Nicole Bazuin and writer-producer and memoirist Andrea Werhun! Moderator to be announced!

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.

Nicole Bazuin

Nicole Bazuin is an award-winning Toronto filmmaker and artist. She directed the short films Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie , which premiered at Sundance and was named to TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten list for 2023, Modern Whore , which premiered at SXSW, and the CBC Short Doc Last Night at the Strip Club . She co-created and directed the series This Art Works! for CBC Arts and Climate Talks With Kids for The Image Centre. Nicole co-created and photographed the book Modern Whore: A Memoir (Penguin Random House Canada) with writer Andrea Werhun. Exhibitions include: Art Gallery of Ontario, Luminato, and Nuit Blanche. Modern Whore is her first feature film.

Andrea Werhun

Andrea Werhun is a writer, performer, and producer based in Toronto. She is the author & co-creator of Modern Whore: A Memoir (Strange Light/Penguin Random House Canada) with filmmaker Nicole Bazuin. In 2024, Andrea consulted on Sean Baker’s acclaimed film Anora and Sook-Yin Lee’s Paying for It , in which she also played a lead role. Andrea co-wrote, produced, and performed in Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie , which enjoyed its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and was named to TIFF Canada’s Top Ten 2023. Andrea is a regular contributor to The Globe & Mail and CBC Radio, and wrote a feature memoir essay for the June 2025 issue of Toronto Life.