Tangerine

September 9, 2015 · Scruffy City Hall · Socialize 7:00 p.m. · Screen 8:00 p.m.

It’s Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee (newcomer Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend (James Ransone, Starlet, Generation Kill) hasn’t been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the sex worker and her best friend, Alexandra (newcomer Mya Taylor), embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles. A decidedly modern Christmas tale told on the streets of L.A., Tangerine defies expectation at every turn.

“This is sublime filmmaking, a textbook example of how indies can tell groundbreaking stories in a way that Hollywood simply can’t match.” — David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle

“Tangerine encompasses dizzying multitudes — it’s a neo-screwball chase flick with a dash of Rainer Werner Fassbinder — but mostly, movingly, it is a female-friendship movie about two people who each started life with an XY chromosome set.” — Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

About the Filmmaker

Sean Baker is a director, writer, and producer known for the Spirit Award nominated films Take Out and Prince of Broadway. He is also one of the co-creators of the puppet comedy series Greg the Bunny (IFC/FOX) and its subsequent spin-off, MTV’s Warren the Ape.