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
Languages	English; Armenian;
Budget	$100,000
Box office	$935,984

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.