Details

Release year: 2017

Storyline

A single mother and the manager of a roadside motel do their utmost to maintain the innocence of a six-year-old girl's life.

Top credits

Directors

Sean Baker

Writers

Cast

Brooklynn Prince — Moonee
Bria Vinaite — Halley
Willem Dafoe — Bobby
Christopher Rivera — Scooty

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• The majority of the film was shot on 35mm film, but director Sean Baker admitted using "guerrilla filmmaking techniques" to capture the final scene. It was shot on an iPhone, and contains footage from inside Walt Disney World, filmed without the park's knowledge or consent.

• Christopher Rivera was an 8-year-old living with his mother at the Paradise Inn in Kissimmee, Florida, when crew members spotted him. He earned enough money on the film for his family to move out of the motel and into an apartment. After the film came out, Rivera was offered a full scholarship to Rollins College, a private four-year college in Winter Park, Florida, and ongoing support for his education to prepare him for college.

• Helicopters flying overhead were written into the script because production didn't have enough budget to stop the helicopters from flying.