Maybe most people love watching movies but never look at the tech side. The producer has extraordinary capabilities and creative incentives and saying this, this movie was actually filmed on an iphone 5S! Brilliant work!

It is easy to assume that just because some movie comes from Hollywood, that it is somehow a by-product of the Hollywood film industry/machinery, especially for those who are intellectually challenged or perhaps just plain uninformed that it is also as place where people learn to just agree to disagree with each other, just like everywhere else. There is a remarkable simplicity in the story. A cleverly structured screenplay that covers a 12-hour period during Christmas eve 2014 in the life of two trannie working girls, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez as Sin-Dee and Mya Taylor as Alexandra, whose banter right from the get-go makes sure the viewer gets the gist of who they are. Though unapologetic and doesn't care for other people's judgment, it is a take-it-or-leave-it-attitude that contradicts the two "girls" real desire in getting the attention of the "right people". The tautly edited 88-minute movie has a superb soundtrack, and a cast that boasts an eclectic mix of professional and non-professional actors who all gave excellent performances, none of them could be regarded as superfluous to the narrative, each one an essential component to the story.James Ransone (The Wire; Generation Kill) as Chester, the guy that Sin-Dee searches for through the course of the movie. Mickey O'Hagan as the girl Sin-Dee drags along with her in that search. Karren Karagulian as Razmik, the taxi driver that is way too familiar with the rounds in his route and has disdain for his mother-in-law, Ashken, Alla Tumanian, who is in town to visit her daughter Yeva, Luiza Nersisyan, for the Christmas eve dinner. Then there's Shih-Ching Tsou, the lady manning the doughnut shop, and Arsen Grigoryan as Razmik's fellow taxi driver. And there's notable cameos from Clu Gulager as a taxi passenger and Scott Krinsky (TV series Chuck) who is Alexandra's potential john.Though the use of iPhone 5 gives it a grittiness that makes it feel way too real, the use of Steadicam reduced the shaky feel that people would usually get from cellphone footage helped create that needed awareness of the unreality of the movie watching experience by giving an indie film a professional feel to it.The delicacy in handling the issues facing people who work the oldest profession face and the showing vantage point of transvestites was sucg masterstroke. Though these people are portrayed as defiant in not being presented as victims, this could be seen as a necessity for those who are living on the fringes of the fringes of the society. The dark humor that the characters exhibit is only a means for survival in their dog-eat-dog existence.For all the superlatives that could be said, there is somewhat an anomaly that lurks beneath the surface. Or perhaps the hole on the conventional doughnut metaphor is good way to describe it, not used as a lame-glutes pun or sexual euphem. The hole in the sweet pastry makes it distinct, wouldn't be as noticeable without it, giving its identity. It is a foible that is like an off-key tune that is very jarring yet even that serves a purpose of getting the public's attention and doing it without stirring too much controversy and thus, handing in the movie's triumph. But oddly, it is also the same thing that drags this film back from becoming an almost flawless comedy/drama from being a modern-day classic that it deserves to be. Mainstream Hollywood need not to tell these stories anymore because having talents like Baker would do the unseemly subject matter involved more justice, giving it a more intimate, making it more personal experience for the cast and crew and eventually, the viewers. Mr. Baker has achieved in this movie to give the world an exquisite glimpse of L.A. in a very self-deprecating light, a much needed counterpoint to the existence of the Tinseltown's creations.And a perfect denouement was thrown in that serves as a sobering reminder, to punctuate and make sure that this movie sticks into the viewer's consciousness, by pulling away the rug of humor from under the movie's bare feet. Brutal.My rating: B-plus.

Just one day event based theme and brilliantly made film. This film was made using iPhone 5s and this is not some film school project. The quality was really top notch, with great performances by all who involved in. I have never seen such perfectly rendered transgender story. I mean no offense, but it looked so real. Hats off to the director, writer and the actors.Last year, there were some talks about this film's chances at the Oscars, but in the end it did not make. So after that I kind of lost interest in it, but now I had an opportunity to watch and I liked it very much. How a simple story and its simple characters developed were the highlights. You can't predict this stuff, because you won't know what comes after the each twist.Most of the film takes place on the evening time, so that colour of the sky is what the title represents. I don't think anybody would dislike this film. It was slow, but short and sweet. One of the best films from the 2015. You much choose this to watch for its uniqueness in the filmmaking and the storytelling. In addition to that, it also entertains, so there's your reason to go for it.7/10

Whenever i heard about Tangerine, i heard noting but praise, mostly from critics. No-one i knew had seen this movie. Having seen Starlet which was also directed by Sean Baker, i was excited to see which strange and inappropriate world we would get sucked into next. From the moment this movie started, i knew it was going to be like no other. It is stylised, shaky, fires its plot like a machine gun, but most of all, is INCREDIBLY REAL.Unlike the Danish Girl, which so many have hailed as the land mark in transgenders being represented in cinema (i am not one of those people), Tangerine gets up close and very deep into the lives of LA transgender sex workers. There is no delicate tastefulness, with a sweeping Alexandre Desalt score and pristine cinematography to tell you how to feel. In tangerine, the emotions are real, and they are bubbling with tension, attitude and straight-out sass. The lead actors are transgender women playing transgender characters and there is a certain authenticity they bring that no-one else possibly could. The characters are not put up on a pedestal, they are as guilty of their actions as straight people would be in this kind of a movie. It is one of those rare movies about the LGBTQIAP+ that is not some great sweeping tragedy. it treats them like normal humans. I would highly recommend this to anyone