Sean Baker's new film won the top prize at Cannes earlier this year, and it will be released in cinemas by Kismet in Australia and New Zealand on Boxing Day.
After a slow start, the Cannes competition revved up in the second week, posing some tough choices for Greta Gerwig and her esteemed jury [Omar Sy, Lily Gladstone, J. A.
The director of the outstanding drama The Florida Project explains the origins of the film, and his approach to telling the stories of marginalised communities.