In Tangerine’s tale of trans sex workers, hope and despair go hand in hand

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In Tangerine’s tale of trans sex workers, hope and despair go hand in hand
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Hollywood, for decades, has depicted the trans sex worker as a tragic victim or crass punchline. As Clarisse Loughrey writes, ‘Tangerine’ is the vital reality check

, the camera zips down LA’s streets like a curious fly. It circles pedestrians in tight, aerial loops. It dives in so close to their faces that, at any moment, it feels like a hand might reach out and swat it away. There are many souls to follow here, as they pace up and down sidewalks, each on their own private odyssey.Sin-Dee, fresh from a month-long stint in prison for drug possession, discovers that her boyfriend-slash-pimp Chester has been unfaithful – worst of all, with a “fish” .

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