the motels are called things like the magic castle, but they are essentially rundown hotels where peopleoverty line. all the purple paint in the world cannot hide the fact they are living in the red. the central character is 6—year—old moony who runs riot around the hotel while her mother struggles to make ends meet, much to the disdain of bobby, the hotel manager, played by willem dafoe. this film portrays a harsh world of economic reality but you see it from the kid's eyes. sean baker's previous film, tangerine, was shot on an iphone. it was shot on a combination of digital and 35 mil. it looks beautiful because we see the wonder that the kids see. you see the strange buildings, the orange of orange world, the strange wizard of the souvenir shop. also the weird break out bits of grass, and trees, and cows which you don't expect right next to the concrete jungle. you get right into the lives of these people. baker described it as a modern day our gang. it's the idea that the kids are living in poverty in hard circumstances but you're seeing the world through their eyes. there is hardshi

the motels are called things like the magic castle, but they are essentially rundown hotels where peoplehe poverty line. all the purple paint in the world cannot hide the fact that they are in the red. the central character is 6—year—old moony, who runs riot around the hotel while her mother struggles to make ends meet, much to the disdain of bobby, the hotel manager, played by willem dafoe. this film portrays a harsh world of economic reality, but you see it from the kid's eyes. sean baker's previous film, tangerine, was shot on an iphone. this was shot on a combination of digital and 35 mil. it looks beautiful because we see the wonder that the kids see. you see the strange buildings, the orange of orange world, the strange wizard of the souvenir shop. also, these weird breakout bits of grass, and trees, and cows which you don't expect right next to the concrete jungle. you get right into the lives of these people. baker described it as a modern day our gang. it's the idea that the kids are living in poverty in hard circumstances, but you're seeing the world through their eyes. there i

the motels are called things like the magic castle, but they are essentially rundown hotels where peopleter is 6—year—old moony who runs riot around the hotel while her mother struggles to make ends meet, much to the disdain of bobby, the hotel manager, played by willem dafoe. this film portrays a harsh world of economic reality but you see it from the kid's eyes. sean baker's previous film, tangerine, was shot on an iphone. it was shot on a combination of digital and 35 mil. it looks beautiful because we see the wonder that the kids see. you see the strange buildings, the orange of orange world, the strange wizard of the souvenir shop. also the weird break out bits of grass, and trees, and cows which you don't expect right next to the concrete jungle. you get right into the lives of these people. baker described it as a modern day our gang. it's the idea that the kids are living in poverty in hard circumstances but you're seeing the world through their eyes. there is hardship. there are real tears in this but, as a portrayal of an innocent view of the world, that's also very streetwise

the motels are called things like the magic castle, but they are essentially rundown hotels where peopleold moony, who runs riot around the hotel while her mother struggles to make ends meet, much to the disdain of bobby, the hotel manager, played by willem dafoe. this film portrays a harsh world of economic reality, but you see it from the kid's eyes. sean baker's previous film, tangerine, was shot on an iphone. this was shot on a combination of digital and 35 mil. it looks beautiful because we see the wonder that the kids see. you see the strange buildings, the orange of orange world, the strange wizard of the souvenir shop. also, these weird breakout bits of grass, and trees, and cows which you don't expect right next to the concrete jungle. you get right into the lives of these people. baker described it as a modern day our gang. it's the idea that the kids are living in poverty in hard circumstances, but you're seeing the world through their eyes. there is hardship. there are real tears in this but, as a portrayal of an innocent view of the world that's also very streetwise and sass