'Tangerine' to Celebrate Trans Pride at NYC March
The cast and crew of Sundance sensation "Tangerine" are about to let their trans flags fly high and proud. TANGERINE director Sean Baker, cast members James Ransone (TV's "The Wire"), Mya Taylor, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, and special surprise guests are confirmed to celebrate "Tangerine" at the 45th Annual NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 28.
The "Tangerine" float will be in the first half of the March, which starts at noon on Sunday, June 28; that evening, "Tangerine" will make its New York debut as the closing night film of BAMcinemaFEST. It opens in theaters July 10.
About the "Tangerine" float, Baker says, "We're excited, honored and 'proud' to be part of NYC Pride! Party time!"
"Tangerine" premiered at Sundance to critical acclaim and will hit theaters on July 10 -- the stars of the film, Taylor and Rodriguez, are trans actresses playing trans characters. The New York Times' Manohla Dargis wrote about "Tangerine," "the most astonishing thing about this perfectly cast, beautifully directed movie is the tenderness with which he foregrounds marginalized characters."
Ingeniously shot on the iPhone 5s, Rolling Stone has called "Tangerine" "a visually innovative knockout that grabs you from the first frame." Buzzfeed calls the film "riotous, daring and crackling with vitality."
At NYC Pride, the cast and crew of "Tangerine" will celebrate trans pride, a movement that is getting its overdue public acknowledgment. Spinning on the float will be trans DJ Mursi Layne.
Jere Keys of NYC Pride says of "Tangerine's" participation, "We're thrilled to have "Tangerine" join with over 350 groups who will be marching in this historic year, especially as the film further highlights the amazing diversity of people and issues represented by NYC Pride."
The first March was held in 1970 and has since become an annual civil rights demonstration. Over the years its purpose has broadened to include recognition of the fight against AIDS and to remember those we have lost to illness, violence and neglect. Magnolia Pictures and cast and crew of "Tangerine" are proud to help this tradition endure.