Tangerine L.A.

Film program, US 2015, 87 min., engl. OV + dt. UT

By: Sean Baker

The funniest and most authentic screwball comedy in a long time, showing the life of Afro-American transsexual sex workers in the backside of L.A. Underground at its best, shot entirely on an iPhone, the film follows Sin-Dee Rella on Christmas eve when she’s released from prison and finds out her boyfriend cheated on her with a bio girl. With her best friend she kidnaps her and chases the unfaithful boyfriend through a long Xmas night.