17. Tangerine: Participation Rather Than Observation

iPhones. This movie has everything: trans women, Christmas carols, donuts, meth, and prisons and your father’s making!

What does it mean for a white cis guy to make a film about black trans women and Is it possible to tell others’ stories ethically through collaboration? What’s so appealing about DIY projects? What is the difference between observation and participation? And why is this called Tangerine anyway? Listen to Pia bully Clementine about their (objectively ridiculous) name.

Additional Reading:

• Paris is Burning (duhhhhh)

Extra Credit:

• Follow us at @wedidthereading 📚🌈
• Read more of Clementine’s words at @clementinevonradics
• See more of Pia’s drawings at @pia_marchetti
• Thanks to Mirin Doja for creating our theme song