Shih-Ching Tsou ( ) is a Taiwan-born , producer , director , writer , actress , costume designer , and editor . She co-directed the film '' Take Out '' with Sean Baker . She also produced Baker 's other films : '' Tangerine '' , and '' The Florida Project '' . Shih-Ching Tsou is a New York City-based filmmaker . Tsou 's first film '' Take Out '' which she co-directed , co-wrote , co-produced with Sean Baker . The film had its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 18 , 2004 , then it went on to screen at the Nashville Film Festival where it won Regal Cinemas Dreammaker Award . It was released in a limited release in the United States on June 6 , 2008 . In 2009 , it was nominated for the John Cassavetes award in the Independent Spirit Awards . Tsou went on to work with Baker on his third film , '' Starlet , '' as an executive producer and costume designer . The film had its world premiere at SXSW on March 11 , 2012 . The film was released in a limited release on September 9 , 2012 by Music Box Films . It 's the winner of the Robert Altman Spirit Award in 2013 Independent Spirit Awards . Baker and Tsou collaborated again on '' Tangerine '' , Tsou served as a producer on the film as well as the costume designer , art department and additional camera operator , and made her acting debut in the film , it was filmed completely on iPhone 5s . The film had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 23 , 2015 . The film was released in a limited release by Magnolia Pictures on July 10 , 2015 . After Tangerine , Tsou produced Baker 's latest feature " The Florida Project " , the film premiered in the Directors ' Fortnight section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival , and was theatrically released in the United States on October 6 , 2017 , by A24 . Tsou is currently working on her second feature , '' Left Handed Girl '' , a family drama set in a night market in Taipei , Taiwan
2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Sundance Film Festival
Shih-Ching Tsou