The Florida Project

Why watch

Starlit Cine editors

• Best for fans of everyday-life drama; Sean Baker directs and co-writes with Chris Bergoch.
• Willem Dafoe, Caleb Landry Jones and Macon Blair appear.
• About 1 hour 55 minutes, slow-paced and realistic.

Synopsis

The Florida Project is a 2017 American drama film directed by Sean Baker, written by Baker and Chris Bergoch, and starring Bria Vinaite in her film debut, Brooklynn Prince, and Willem Dafoe, with Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, and Caleb Landry Jones in supporting roles. It was many of the cast members' first film appearance. The slice of life plot focuses on the summertime adventures of a six-year-old girl who lives with her unemployed single mother in a budget motel in Kissimmee, Florida. Their struggle to make ends meet and stave off homelessness takes place in a realistic environment near Walt Disney World, which was code-named "The Florida Project" during its planning stages. It juxtaposes this with the local residents' less glamorous day-to-day lives and the children's joyful adventures as they explore and make the most of their surroundings while remaining blissfully ignorant of the hardships their adult caretakers face.

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Director & cast

• S

  Sean Baker

  Director

• W

  Willem Dafoe

• C

  Caleb Landry Jones

• M

  Macon Blair

• B

  Brooklynn Prince

• B

  Bria Vinaite

• C

  Christopher Rivera