Tangerine (film)

Tangerine
Tangerine
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sean Baker
Written by	Sean Baker; Chris Bergoch;
Produced by	Sean Baker; Karrie Cox; Marcus Cox; Darren Dean; Shih-Ching Tsou;
Starring	Kitana Kiki Rodriguez; Mya Taylor; Karren Karagulian; Mickey O'Hagan; Alla Tumanian; James Ransone;
Cinematography	Sean Baker; Radium Cheung;
Edited by	Sean Baker
Production; companies	Duplass Brothers Productions; Through Films;
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures
Release dates	January 23, 2015 (Sundance); July 10, 2015 (United States);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100,000
Box office	$935,984

Tangerine is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean Baker, written by Baker and Chris Bergoch, and 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.

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