Dir: Sean Baker, 2015, USA, 88 mins,
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Sun 13 December 2015 // 20:00
Mon 14 December 2015 // 20:00
Tue 15 December 2015 // 20:00
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Wed 16 December 2015 // 20:00
Tickets: £5 / £4 / £3 (TTT)
When transgender working girl Sin-Dee gets out of jail on Christmas Eve to the news that her hustler beau has been cheating, she drags gal pal Alexandra on a wild pimp chase from doughnut shops to drug dens down Santa Monica Boulevard. Over 24 hours subcultures clash and friends become enemies and then friends again, until all converge for an exuberant finale.
Fizzing and popping with the energy of as-it-happened classics like Slackers and Do the Right Thing, the comedy of hair pulling and bitch slapping gives way to something altogether more tender and unexpected: a film about female friendship and solidarity. Featuring dazzling, inventive cinematography (shot entirely on iPhones), this neon-lit romp from writer, director, and editor Sean Baker (Starlet) is high energy, high contrast, and equal parts snark and heart.
Come down, grab a Christmas doughnut and enjoy one of the best films of the year. We promise plenty of drama.
Winner of the independent film audience award and best breakthrough actor (Mya Taylor) at the 2015 Gotham Awards.
"Last Exit to Los Angeles. A beautifully shot underground transgender adventure story that’s worth seeing for the scary extras alone." John Waters
"comes at you like a Jim Jarmusch movie on amphetamines." ★★★★ The Skinny
"feels like a Pedro Almodóvar remake of 'Crank'" ★★★★★ Time Out
"a delicious, delirious seasonal treat" ★★★★★ Telegraph
"It’s a Christmas miracle!" ★★★★ Little White Lies
"A one-crazy-night picture" ★★★★ Guardian