Tangerine (film)

Not to be confused with Tangerines (film).

Tangerine
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySean Baker
Written by
  • Sean Baker
  • Chris Bergoch
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Sean Baker
  • Radium Cheung
Edited bySean Baker
Production
companies
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23) (Sundance)
  • July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100,000[2]
Box office$935,900[3]

Tangerine is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean Baker, and written by Baker and Chris Bergoch, starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, and James Ransone. Set on Christmas Eve, the story follows a transgender sex worker who discovers her boyfriend and pimp has been cheating on her. The film was shot with three iPhone 5S smartphones.[4]

Tangerine premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2015. It had a limited release on July 10, 2015, through Magnolia Pictures.[5] It received critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction, performances and portrayal of transgender individuals.

  1. ^ "TANGERINE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Watercutter, Angela (July 7, 2015). "Tangerine Is Amazing—But Not Because of How They Shot It". Wired. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Tangerine (2015)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Beyond using progressive filming techniques and casting, Tangerine is expressive and warm" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Nashville Scene, By Jason Shawhan
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