THE FLORIDA PROJECT Trailer Is Here; From TANGERINE Director Sean Baker

THE FLORIDA PROJECT screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2017. The reviews were very positive for director Sean Baker’s new film.

“a hysterically rude, visually stunning cinematic theme park” – Telegraph

“Baker captures their possibly imaginary flight together to a magical destination via a brief burst of guerilla-style filming. And that stylistic switch is as much a part of the director’s content-dictated aesthetic as the limpid compositions and singing colors that infuse this movie about low-rent lives with such visual richness.” – THR

“He imports marginalized circumstances into breezy, entertaining formulas where you’d least expect them. “The Florida Project” lacks the narrative clarity of his earlier movies, but as it takes time developing a self-contained world, it also contains far more complex textures.” – IndieWire

Starring Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Valeria Cotto and Bria Vinaite, check out the first trailer for A24 Films THE FLORIDA PROJECT.

Warm, winning, and gloriously alive, Sean Baker’s THE FLORIDA PROJECT is a deeply moving and unforgettably poignant look at childhood.

Set on a stretch of highway just outside the imagined utopia of Disney World, The Florida Project follows six-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince in a stunning breakout turn) and her rebellious mother Halley (Bria Vinaite, another major discovery) over the course of a single summer. The two live week to week at “The Magic Castle,” a budget motel managed by Bobby (a career-best Willem Dafoe), whose stern exterior hides a deep reservoir of kindness and compassion.

Despite her harsh surroundings, the precocious and ebullient Moonee has no trouble making each day a celebration of life, her endless afternoons overflowing with mischief and grand adventure as she and her ragtag playmates—including Jancey, a new arrival to the area who quickly becomes Moonee’s best friend—fearlessly explore the utterly unique world into which they’ve been thrown. Unbeknownst to Moonee, however, her delicate fantasy is supported by the toil and sacrifice of Halley, who is forced to explore increasingly dangerous possibilities in order to provide for her daughter.

THE FLORIDA PROJECT opens on October 6, 2017.

Visit the official site: a24films.com/films/the-florida-project