TANGERINE Film Screening - FOMO Indi Film Fest
Wednesday 4. March at 21:00 - 22:30
FOMO Secret Cinema, Tbilisi
Sean Baker | 2015 | USA | 1h28m | English language with English subtitles
TANGERINE is presented as part of the week-long Independent Film Fest at FOMO Secret Cinema, Tbilisi, showcasing the best emerging filmmaking talent from across the globe.
Shot entirely on three iPhone 5S smartphones over the course of a few weeks in Los Angeles, TANGERINE announced Sean Baker as one of the most vital voices in contemporary American independent cinema. The film follows Sin-Dee and Alexandra, two transgender sex workers navigating Christmas Eve in Hollywood after Sin-Dee discovers her boyfriend and pimp has been unfaithful. What begins as a simple search quickly expands into a kinetic portrait of friendship, survival, and street level Los Angeles life.
If you admire the humanism of THE FLORIDA PROJECT, the restless character study of RED ROCKET, or the intimacy and moral mess of ANORA, you can see their foundations here. Baker works with non professional performers and real locations, capturing a version of Los Angeles rarely seen on screen. The film moves fast, but beneath its energy lies a careful attention to dignity and complexity. TANGERINE helped push conversations about representation forward, placing transgender characters at the center of the story without reducing them to symbols.
I've decided to include TANGERINE as film #4 for INDEPENDENT FILM WEEK as it proves you don't need traditional cameras or studio resources to make a film that travels the world. Its success demonstrated that bold perspective and authenticity can outweigh budget. It stands as a landmark of digital era independent filmmaking.
Location: FOMO Secret Cinema, Bazari Orbeliani, Tbilisi. A five minute walk from Liberty Square metro.
How to find FOMO: Enter the Bazari via Atoneli St above Carrefour and take the stairs on your left as soon as you enter next to the karaoke booth. FOMO is one flight up. Video instructions here: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17933106294029235
T&Cs - guests must enter the Bazari by 23:00 to gain access to the FOMO Cinema Lounge Bar. If the Atoneli St entrance is locked you can get in via the side entrance on Sulkhanishvil St between 21:00 and 23:00. We close at 02:00 each evening.
FOMO Secret Cinema • Bazari Orbeliani, 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia