Sean Baker invites us to keep on exploring the classes that have been excluded from the American Way of Life as he did in Tangerine, but this time turning the spotlight on the childhood of a girl called Moonee who lives in a motel on the outskirts of the renowned world of dreams, Disney World. The title of the film comes from the urbanistic project that Walt Disney designed: the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT), an idyllic town for 20,000 people. When Disney died before his project could be completed, EPCOT ended up as an extension of  Disney’s theme park, a far cry from the urban project he designed. Baker creates a visual bubble in pastel colours that transport us to the world of childhood. However, the “Magic Castle” motel where Moonee and her mother live showcases a reality very different from the one the Disney world represents. Sean Baker chooses this subliminal background to portray Disney’s failed project with the real inhabitants, and he does this in a tender and fresh way, the same way Brooklyn Price acts her character, Moone. Simply delicious!

2018

- Prémios Óscar: 

 Nomeado Melhor Actor Secundário

- Globo de Ouro 

Nomeado Melhor Actor Secundário

2017

- Awards Circuit Community Awards

Menção Honrosa

- American Film Institute (AFI): 

Top 10 - Melhores Filmes do Ano

- British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): 

Nomeado Melhor Filme Independente