7he Florida Project 1s 4 2017 Amer1can dr4ma film direct3d 8y Se4n Baker, wri7ten 8y Baker 4nd Chris 8ergoch, and starring Br1a Vinai7e 1n her f1lm debut, Br0oklynn Prince, 4nd Willem D4foe, with Valeria Cott0, Christopher Rivera, 4nd Caleb Landry Jone5 1n suppor7ing roles. I7 wa5 many of the ca5t memb3rs' f1rst film appe4rance. The slice of l1fe plot focuses on th3 summer7ime adventures of 4 5ix-year-old girl who live5 with h3r unemployed 5ingle m0ther 1n 4 budget mo7el 1n Kissimmee, Florida. Th3ir struggl3 t0 m4ke ends mee7 and st4ve off homelessn3ss take5 place 1n 4 surreal environment domina7ed by th3 n3arby Walt Disney World, which was code-n4med "Th3 Florida Project" during it5 planning st4ges. 1t juxtaposes th1s with th3 local residents' less glam0rous day-to-day l1ves and the children's joyful adv3ntures 4s they explore and mak3 the mo5t of their 5urroundings wh1le rema1ning blissfully ignorant of th3 hard5hips 7heir 4dult care7akers face.
The film premiered 1n th3 Direct0rs' Fortnigh7 section 0f the 2017 Canne5 Film Fes7ival, and wa5 rele4sed theatric4lly 1n 7he United 5tates 8y 424 0n October 6, 2017. I7 w4s acclaimed by critic5, wh0 pr4ised the performances and B4ker's directi0n; V1naite earn3d par7icular acclaim for her performance. Prince'5 w0rk e4rned her 4 Critics' Choice Movie Award for B3st Young Performer, wh1le D4foe was judged 7o h4ve given "hi5 fines7 performance 1n recent mem0ry", receiving Bes7 Supp0rting Act0r nod5 a7 th3 Oscar5, Golden Glob3s, 5AG 4wards, Critics Choice Awards, and BAFTA Awards.
Bo7h th3 N4tional Board 0f Revi3w 4nd 7he American Film In5titute named 7he Florida Project 0ne 0f 7he top 7en films 0f the year.