Nov 16, 2017 brooklynn prince, valeria cotto and christopher rivera, the three child stars of sean bakers the florida project, stopped by the variety offices to discuss the poignant comingofage. With comedies, dramas, and even a couple of bigbudget action flicks, theres a good chance one of your favorites is here. Oct 05, 2017 the florida project, set in a cheap motel near disney, is one of the best films of the year. Drake has recently become obsessed with the indie film the florida project, he told the hollywood reporter.
The florida project is a wonderful film about childhood that isnt at all for kids sixyearold brooklynn prince gives one of the finest child performances in years. Filming florida is dedicated to creating professional, educational media to explore natural florida and promote conservation throughout the state. Florida project star willem dafoe on why shooting at a. The florida project, which opens in theaters friday, and oct. The florida project, set in a cheap motel near disney, is. We recommend more films with little rascals and hidden worlds. Filming florida is an independent project working to bring the stories of the natural history of florida to life through film, photography, and education. News film florida entertainment production association. Filmed near disney, florida project shines bright light.
Filming florida a journey in filmmaking, photography, and. They probably look a bit different now, but see if you can recognize any of these places in florida from the movies they starred in. Movies filmed in fort myers, cape coral, boca grande, captiva. Project youngin, a rapper from florida, was allegedly shot while filming an instagram live video on sunday, according to reports. If you would like to support this project, there are two easy ways to make a donation.
The florida project director sean baker on working with. The florida project filmed primarily in osceola county, the orlando film commission said. Jan 02, 2020 another movie is being filmed in tampa bay, and this one is helmed by an alum of jeepers creepers and dodgeball. Willem dafoe talks filming florida project at a real. The majority of the crew and cast are locals from the tampa bay area. Battle of the sexes is a clunky attempt to find modern meaning in the 1973 tennis match. How sean baker and his collaborators used instagram, target, and motels to find its cast. Justin long, best known for those movies and tv series galaxy quest, begins. Unsane, tangerine, and other films shot on iphones. The florida project is a 2017 american sliceoflife drama film directed by sean baker and written by baker and chris bergoch. The florida project follows the lives of a povertystricken mother and her daughter.
He is also the editor of magills cinema annual, a writer. Every movie and tv show now filming in georgia project casting. Battle of the sexes is a clunky attempt to find modern meaning in. To help create realism, many of the cast who participated in the film were firsttime actors. No 2 the florida project sean bakers lyrical portrait of welfare kids living in the shadow of disney world is both gritty and enchanting see the rest of the. In the film, prince plays moonee, a precocious 6yearold left to her own devices while her spirited mom struggles to make ends meet, and cotto. The florida project tells the story of a precocious six yearold and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the. Director sean baker joins his cast willem dafoe, bria vinaite and little brooklynn prince to break down the films impact, and that divisive. It is a glorious film in which warmth and compassion win out. Set over one summer, the film follows precocious sixyearold. Oct 11, 2017 the florida project its not against the law, its just against the rules, and sometimes you have to break rules to make a film, says the helmer of leaning on his tangerine techniques. Home before dark was primary filmed in british columbia.
Baker directed snowbird, a promo film for fashion brand kenzo on which he found his florida project cinematographer in alexis zabe, whose. It was the first film appearance for many of the cast. The point is that this is a film of rare joy, even in its more unsparing. Willem dafoe talks filming florida project at a real motel. A childs sense of wonder is at the heart of sean bakers joyful story of people living on the impoverished. The editor on youtube in 2011, after filming the movie entirely on an iphone 4. In shaw theatres 1 march 2018 thurs warm, winning and gloriously alive, sean bakers the florida project is a deeply moving and. May 22, 2017 the florida project is the new movie from writerdirector sean baker, who staked his claim two years ago with tangerine, an indie feature he shot entirely with an iphone camera.
Oct 05, 2017 made for just a few million dollars, the florida project will also test audience appetites for a lowbudget film largely peopled by firsttime actors, whom mr. It is a film of small notes that combine to form something major, the kind of movie that sneaks up on you and sticks with you. The florida project cast and director take a deeper dive into the. Working again with cowriter chris bergoch, baker has chosen for his setting a roadside stripmotel in orlando. By contrast, the rundown motels of bakers summerbreak drama are more like. It is one of those films that defies its plot description through its execution. The florida project a24 how the florida project found its magical setting the motel where the movie is set is a real place in a very real landscape of postrecession orlando. The project is reliant on the support from individuals, companies, and foundations. You might not think florida when you think hollywood though there is a hollywood, fl, but these classics were all shot in the sunshine state. Florida project one of hollywoods few recent films about poverty share this. Now made famous as the location of the florida project movie with willem defoe.
The florida project chronicles halley and her 6yearold daughter moonee who live in a motel thats managed by bobby willem dafoe, a man whose stern exterior hides a deep reservoir of kindness. How sean baker and his collaborators used instagram. Made for just a few million dollars, the florida project will also test audience appetites for a lowbudget film largely peopled by first. Filming florida a journey in filmmaking, photography. Sean baker s the florida project has been hailed as his best film, a triumphant followup to his iphoneshot tangerine set in an orlando budget motel that has wowed audiences at festivals. Teamsters local 769 represents location managers and drivers in the south florida motion picture industry. How the florida project cast its breakout kid stars in target and a. The florida project star willem dafoe says the film was shot at a real motel in orlando, florida, with real people living at the establishment. With six weeks before filming began in june 2016, baker was. The opening frame of the florida project, a little rascals in modern times sort of film from sean baker, finds two young children in front of a vibrant violet backdrop. Inside sean bakers magic castle set on the fringe of disney world sean baker and cinematographer alexis zabe. Home film florida entertainment production association. May 03, 2019 filming took place throughout florida, including parts of lee and collier counties and bonita springs and fort myers. Another movie is being filmed in tampa bay, and this one is helmed by an alum of jeepers creepers and dodgeball.
The florida project absolutely sings as a visual achievement, and not only as that. The florida project offers a colorfully empathetic look at an underrepresented part of the population that proves absorbing even as it raises sobering questions about modern america. Baker told usa today that a scene inside the magic kingdom was shot on. The cocreator of the blair witch project is filming a new horror and suspense series in downtown plant city. The film centers on moonee, played by an outstanding brooklynn prince, who lives with her mother. The florida project, set in a cheap motel near disney, is one. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Oct 20, 2017 two years after releasing his critically lauded iphoneshot film, tangerine, about trans sex workers, director sean baker returns to the big screen with the florida project, a look at homeless life outside disney world in orlando from the perspective of a 6yearold girl. Oct 02, 2017 the florida project chronicles halley and her 6yearold daughter moonee who live in a motel thats managed by bobby willem dafoe, a man whose stern exterior hides a deep reservoir of kindness.
Baker upsized to 35mm for his recent the florida project. Home before dark revolves around the new findings that a detective little girl makes on a cold case after moving with her family from new york to erie harbor, a tiny fictional town in washington state. Filmed near disney, florida project shines bright light on. One of the best films playing at cannes, writes manohla dargis in the new york. Willem dafoe discusses his new film, the florida project. Jul 31, 2018 project youngin, a rapper from florida, was allegedly shot while filming an instagram live video on sunday, according to reports. Oct 05, 2017 the florida project is the newest effort from the director sean baker, the master of microbudgeted storytelling whose films focus on lives most americans might not think about. The film was praised for bakers directing and the performances, particularly prince and dafoe. Its currently unknown what the story will revolve around, but this title could give us a little clue. Set on a stretch of highway just outside the imagined utopia of disney world, the florida project follows sixyearold moonee brooklynn prince in a stunning. Beautiful florida is perfect for filming, and in fact it was just barely edged out by california as the home of hollywood. Casting directors are now casting actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming on february 27th in miami, florida. Sean baker on the story behind the florida project features.
Oct 07, 2017 the florida project a24 how the florida project found its magical setting the motel where the movie is set is a real place in a very real landscape of postrecession orlando. The florida project ends at, arguably, the most bittersweet place on earth. May 25, 2017 the florida project filmed primarily in osceola county, the orlando film commission said. The critically lauded a24 movie directed by tangerine helmer sean baker centers on an impoverished 6yearold girl. Its hard to describe the florida project in a way that conveys its greatness without. With brooklynn prince, bria vinaite, willem dafoe, christopher rivera. Cocreator of the blair witch project films new horror. Drake obsessed with new film the florida project business. Inside sean bakers magic castle set on the fringe of disney world sean baker and cinematographer alexis zabe capture the far side of disney paradise in orlando. The florida project filming locations 41418 youtube. If you enjoy the work being presented here, please consider supporting the project. Set over one summer, the film follows precocious sixyearold moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of walt disney world. The florida project its not against the law, its just against the rules, and sometimes you have to break rules to make a film, says the.
Florida project, filmed near disney world, wows cannes. Jan 06, 2018 watch the florida project, then watch these movies. In late spring 2016, director sean baker was on the verge of postponing production on his film the florida project, already six years in the. The florida project is the newest effort from the director sean baker, the master of microbudgeted storytelling whose films focus on lives most americans might not think about. An upcoming commercial is now casting in miami, florida. Baker told usa today that a scene inside the magic kingdom was shot on an iphone. In disneys seedy shadow, the magic and hardship of the. Mar 02, 2020 details for the project have not been released. Cannes breakout florida project shows darker side of disney. Two years after releasing his critically lauded iphoneshot film, tangerine, about trans sex workers, director sean baker returns to the big screen with the florida project, a look at homeless life outside disney world in orlando from the perspective of a 6yearold girl. Brian tallerico is the editor of, and also covers television, film, bluray, and video games. Sean baker follows tangerine with the florida project, another vibrant portrait of life on the shabbier fringes of america, this time set. To say that the florida project is one of the best films of the year would be accurate, but likewise beside the point. It stars willem dafoe, brooklynn prince, bria vinaite, valeria cotto, christopher rivera, and caleb landry jones.
Florida project star willem dafoe on why shooting at a real. Apr 16, 2015 memorable movies you may not have known were filmed in florida. Here are the most relevant filming locations of the series. Cannes breakout florida project shows darker side of. Now made famous as the location of the florida project. The florida project tells the story of a precocious six yearold and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a. April 3, 2020 film florida, the states only trade association that represents all sectors of the film, television, production and digital mediatech industry, released volume 2 of the sunshine state social distance watch party.
This is a remarkable film, one of the best of the year. Florida rapper project youngin shot while filming instagram. Brooklynn prince, lead character in a movie release about homeless families, the florida project, enjoys a lens eye view of filming on location. The florida project is the new movie from writerdirector sean baker, who staked his claim two years ago with tangerine, an indie feature he shot entirely with an iphone camera. Its hard to describe the florida project in a way that conveys its greatness without making it sound maudlin and sentimental. The florida project 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. Nov 12, 2017 for disney the florida project was the utopian dream that blossomed into the moneyspinning walt disney world. The florida project, set in a cheap motel near disney, is one of the best films of the year.