
Tsou Shih-ching
Directing
Biography
Shih-Ching Tsou is a Taiwan-born film producer and director. She was the co-creator of Take Out with Sean Baker, and produced Baker's films Tangerine, The Florida Project and Red Rocket. Her solo directorial debut, Left-Handed Girl, will premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Known For

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.
The Florida Project

After hitting rock bottom in Los Angeles, former porn star Mikey Saber returns to his hometown in Texas to stay with his estranged wife and mother-in-law. Just as tensions begin to ease, he becomes infatuated with a young doughnut shop worker named Strawberry.
Red Rocket

A mother and her two daughters move to Taipei to open a noodle stand at a vibrant night market, but family secrets and tradition test their fresh start.
Left-Handed Girl

It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity.
Tangerine

An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale.
Starlet

An illegal Chinese immigrant falls behind on payments on an enormous smuggling debt. Ming Ding has only until the end of the day to come up with the money.
Take Out

A feature-length documentary going behind-the-scenes on the making of the 2015 film Tangerine.
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine

An interesting featurette which has some good behind the scenes footage, including early location scouting, table reads and interactions with the often near out of control kids.
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project

A car drives through the streets and tunnels of New York City. On board, four teenagers talk, play, and flirt. An innocent joyride amongst friends? Right away the viewer understands that this is not just simple fun as the drugs get in the way.
Hi-Fi

At the end of a summer night’s party, the immaturity quotient rises among a group of twenty-something guys as reputations are slurred and, of course, the anticipated drunken brawl ensues.
Four Letter Words

In this new documentary, produced by the Criterion Collection in 2022, directors Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou and actors Charles Jang, Wang-Thye Lee, and Jeng-Hua Yu consider the making of the film and its importance in their lives since.
Reflecting on “Take Out”
In this documentary, produced by Sean Baker in 2009, the directors and actors of Take Out discuss making the film.