Tangerine (film)

Tangerine

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sean S. Baker
Produced by
Written by
  • Sean S. Baker
  • Chris Bergoch
Starring
  • Kiki Kitana Rodriguez
  • Mya Taylor
  • Karren Karagulian
  • Mickey O'Hagan
  • James Ransone
Cinematography
  • Sean S. Baker
  • Radium Cheung
Edited by Sean S. Baker
Production
company
  • Duplass Brothers Productions
  • Through Films
  • Cre Film
Release dates
  • January 23, 2015
Running time
 88 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Tangerine is a 2015 independent comedy-drama film directed by Sean S. Baker and written by Baker and Chris Bergoch. Baker was inspired to make the film by a donut shop near his home in Hollywood, CA.[1]

The film will be released in theaters on July 10, 2015 courtsey of Magnolia Pictures.[2]

Plot

On Christmas Eve, transgender prostitute Sin-Dee Rella, who has just finished a prison sentence, meets her friend Alexandra, who is also a transgender prostitute, at Donut Time. Alexandra informs Sin-Dee Rella that her boyfriend and pimp Chester has been cheating on her with a white cisgender woman. Outraged, Sin-Dee storms out of Donut Time to search the neighborhood for Chester and Dinah, the "fish" he has been sleeping with.

Cast

Production

Baker and Bergoch collaborated on the screenplay for Tangerine from September through December 2013. Baker and Bergoch met actresses Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, who had no major acting experience, at a Los Angeles LGBT Center in 2013.[3] The film was shot with three iPhone 5s phones by Baker and Radium Cheung.[4] It was executive produced by the Duplass Brothers, and produced by Through Films, Darren Dean, and Shih-Ching Tsou.[5] Tangerine began production on Christmas Eve 2013 and wrapped the following month. The film was shot entirely in Hollywood, CA.

Release

Tangerine made its world premiere January 23, 2015 at the Sundance Film Festival as part of their NEXT program.[6] Magnolia Pictures bought world rights to the film on January 27, 2015 and will release the film later in 2015.[7] The film will be released in a limited release in the United States on July 10, 2015.[8]

Reception

The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "a singularly delightful girlfriend movie with an attitude".[9] Indiewire gave the film an A- grade, describing it as "a breath of fresh air in an indie landscape that often tends to focus on #WhitePeopleProblems."[10] Variety‍ '​s Justin Chang wrote that Tangerine is "an exuberantly raw and up-close portrait of one of Los Angeles' more distinctive sex-trade subcultures."[11]

References

  1. ↑ Newton, Casey. "How one of the best films at Sundance was shot using an iPhone 5S". theverge.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.magpictures.com/profile.aspx?id=062313f8-875d-408f-b6b3-b0ff64b18885
  3. ↑ Sciretta, Peter (24 January 2015). "Sundance Shocker: Sean Baker’s Tangerine Was Shot Entirely on iPhone 5s". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Sciretta, Peter (January 2015). "Sundance Shocker: Sean Baker’s Tangerine Was Shot Entirely on iPhone 5s". Slash Film. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Canfield, David (27 January 2015). "Magnolia Acquires Duplass Brothers-Produced 'Tangerine' After Acclaimed Sundance Debut". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Chang, Justin (3 December 2014). "Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2015 Competition, Next Lineups". Variety. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Fleming Jr., Mike (27 January 2015). "Magnolia Bites Into ‘Tangerine’ – Sundance". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www.magpictures.com/profile.aspx?id=062313f8-875d-408f-b6b3-b0ff64b18885
  9. ↑ Rooney, David. "'Tangerine': Sundance Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Walsh, Katie. "Sundance Review: 'Tangerine' Is A Fresh, Funny, And Original Stream Of Pure Energy". Indiewire. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Chang, Justin. "Sundance Film Review: ‘Tangerine’". variety.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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