Tangerine (2015)

Tangerine

“Meet Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez), a trans sex worker fresh off a 28-day prison stint as she embarks on an odyssey across Los Angeles. Her mission? To confront her cheating pimp/boyfriend (James Ransome) and the “real fish” (translation: cisgender female, played by Mickey O’Hagan) he slept with while she was locked away. Joining her mission is Alexandra (Mya Taylor), Sin-Dee’s best friend and fellow trans sex worker, and Razmik (Karren Karaguilan), a cab driver with a predilection for trans sex workers.   Tangerine is a lot in a short running time, much of it the sight of Sin-Dee hoisting Dinah, the “fish,” across town in order to confront Chester, said boyfriend. She can’t carry around her dead carcass, so the foul-mouthed, barely dressed living presence will have to d” read more

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"6.10, PC"

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"Oct 27th 5.7 "

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"August 19 "Merry Christmas Eve, Bitch." I found this on Netflix and I thought it sounded interesting, so I checked it out and it was pretty good. The story itself isn't the most original, but it still works due to the strength of the characters and the writing. I was invested in the main characters, the world that this film builds and it does have a good sense of humor. For the most part at least. There was this one scene where one of our main characters was dragging another girl by the hair"

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"*Winner* Sean Baker and Radium Cheung "

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie and the main reason I wanted to check it out was because it was included last year in the ’100”

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“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie and the main reason I wanted to check it out was because it was included last year in the ’1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’. To be honest, it seemed to be one of these really obscure entries that they add every year just so the list might seem edgy but, usually, those movies are removed directly the year after. Furthermore, I had the feeling that this movie was somewhat surfing on the current hype around the transgender topic. Still, it was quite an intriguing feature nonetheless.  Indeed, it was definitely a really raw and realistic look on the life of some transgender prostitutes working in Hollywood and you definitely get another view on the American dream. Furthermore, the two main characters, Alexandra and Sin-Dee Rell” read more

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" Little-known director Sean S. Baker came out of left field with an aesthetically unique, darkly funny and surprisingly moving film shot completely with iPhones, made on a shoestring budget and featuring mainly non-actors, yet containing more heart than most other movies that came out the same year."

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"OTHER SIDE AND LIFE ON THE STREETS OF HOLLYWOOD Usually we all think entertainment business, movie stars, clamour, success and town of opportunities when we see or say the word Hollywood. But this film shows us the whole other side of that magical town from where we all are dreaming. This is a beautiful and touching story of two transgender sex workers and their unbending friendship on the streets of Hollywood. It also shows us the unembellished side for the lower rank citizens and how they're "

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" Netflix- 1hr. 27min. First Viewing An often hilarious and deeply felt film, Tangerine is a bold new step for indie-cinema. With it's use of transgender leads, both of whom (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor) are superb, and it's use of cameras, the film was shot on a series of iPhones, give the film and vibrant, urgent look/feel the keeps you on the films roller coaster. Sure to be a cult hit. "

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" Notes: To be honest, this movie seemed to be one of these really obscure entries that they add every year just so the list might seem edgy but, usually, those movies are removed directly the year after. Furthermore, I had the feeling that this movie was somewhat surfing on the current hype around the transgender topic. Still, it was quite an intriguing feature nonetheless. Indeed, it was definitely a really raw and realistic look on the life of some transgender prostitutes working in Hollywoo"

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" Notes: To be honest, this movie seemed to be one of these really obscure entries that they add every year just so the list might seem edgy but, usually, those movies are removed directly the year after. Furthermore, I had the feeling that this movie was somewhat surfing on the current hype around the transgender topic. Still, it was quite an intriguing feature nonetheless. Indeed, it was definitely a really raw and realistic look on the life of some transgender prostitutes working in Hollywoo"