Tangerine (film)
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Tangerine is a 2015 American independent comedy-drama film directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker, who co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Bergoch. It follows a transgender sex worker as she discovers that her boyfriend, who is also her pimp, has been cheating on her. The film stars Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, and James Ransone. Tangerine was shot on three iPhone 5s smartphones. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 23 and had a limited release through Magnolia Pictures on July 10. It grossed $935,984 on a budget of $100,000 and received critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction, performances, and portrayal of transgender individuals.
Infobox
Directed by
Sean Baker
Written by
mw- 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
Productioncompanies
Duplass Brothers Productions Through Films
Distributed by
Magnolia Pictures
Release dates
January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23) (Sundance) July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$100,000
Box office
$935,984
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Detroit Film Critics Society
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Gotham Independent Film Awards
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Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
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Mya Taylor
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Mya Taylor
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Independent Spirit Awards
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Sean Baker
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Best Female Lead
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Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
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Best Supporting Female
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Mya Taylor
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Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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San Francisco Film Critics Circle
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Mya Taylor
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| List of Accolades | ||||
| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Breakthrough | Sean Baker | Nominated | |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | Audience Award | Tangerine | Won | |
| Best Feature | Tangerine | Nominated | ||
| Breakthrough Actor | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | Nominated | ||
| Mya Taylor | Won | |||
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Tangerine | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Sean Baker | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Lead | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Female | Mya Taylor | Won | ||
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Forum of Independents Award | Tangerine | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Best Original Screenplay | Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mya Taylor | Won | ||
References
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- Nashville Scenehttps://web.archive.org/web/20160304050330/http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/beyond-using-progressive-filming-techniques-and-casting-tangerine-is-expressive-and-warm/Content?oid=5381312
- The Numbershttps://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Tangerine
- Wiredhttps://www.wired.com/2015/07/tangerine-iphone/
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- www.culturaldaily.comhttps://www.culturaldaily.com/tangerine-from-wonderful-wizard-sean-baker/
- "Sundance Shocker: Sean Baker's Tangerine Was Shot Entirely on iPhone 5s"https://www.slashfilm.com/sean-bakers-tangerine-shot-on-iphone-5s/
- HuffPosthttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tangerine-movie-transgender_us_559bc990e4b05d7587e22881
- HD Video Prohttp://www.hdvideopro.com/film-and-tv/feature-films/down-the-street
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/06/movies/sean-baker-talks-tangerine-and-making-a-movie-with-an-iphone.html
- Yahoo! Movieshttps://web.archive.org/web/20150708001520/https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/sundance-watch-tangerine-shot-entirely-iphones-132318454.html
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- San Francisco Film Societyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160315064730/http://www.sffs.org/sfiff58/program/tangerine#.VZvchlwUrFI
- Seattle International Film Festivalhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160417211707/http://www.siff.net/festival-2015/tangerine
- 2016 Oak Cliff Film Festivalhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160304085113/http://oakclifffilmfestival.com/films/tangerine/
- Sydney Film Festivalhttps://web.archive.org/web/20150708170824/http://tix2.sff.org.au/session_sff.asp?sn=Tangerine&g_cdr=1
- "TANGERINE"http://www.ptownfilmfest.org/films/schedule_detail.php?id=27
- BAM.orghttps://web.archive.org/web/20161027144843/http://www.bam.org/film/2015/tangerine
- Indiewirehttps://www.indiewire.com/article/2015-karlovy-vary-international-film-festival-unveils-50th-lineup-20150602
- Magnolia Pictureshttps://web.archive.org/web/20151219084640/http://www.magpictures.com/profile.aspx?id=062313f8-875d-408f-b6b3-b0ff64b18885
- Empire Onlinehttps://www.empireonline.com/News/story.asp?nid=45619
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tangerine_2015
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/movie/tangerine
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/tangerine-sundance-review-767066
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-tangerine-1201414093/
- "A. V. Wire Film Review: 'Tangerine'"http://avwire.com/2015/08/05/film-review-tangerine/
- www.avclub.comhttps://www.avclub.com/review/tangerine-frenetic-transgender-i-phone-christmas-m-221937
- "Magnolia Pictures pushes Oscars nod for trans actresses | Spectrum"https://web.archive.org/web/20151019104841/http://spectrum.suntimes.com/culture-lifestyle/10/155/3706/magnolia-pictures-pushes-oscars-nod-trans-actresses
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2014/film/news/variety-announces-10-directors-to-watch-for-2015-1201368297/
- Traverse City Film Festivalhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180924193420/http://www.traversecityfilmfest.org/2015-award-winners/
- "The 2015 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Nominations"http://detroitfilmcritics.com/the-2015-detroit-film-critics-society-awards-nominations/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2015/film/news/gotham-awards-nominations-2015-1201624034/
- BET.comhttps://www.bet.com/article/5v0h2v/mya-taylor-first-transgender-actress-to-win-gotham-award
- Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-film-independent-spirit-awards-20151124-story.html
- kviff.comhttps://www.kviff.com/img/history/2015/final-press-release-2015.pdf
- "2015 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards"https://web.archive.org/web/20160324135919/http://sffcc.org/2015/12/2015-san-francisco-film-critics-circle-awards/
- "The San Francisco Film Critics Circle"https://web.archive.org/web/20180119111601/http://sffcc.org/