Bria Vinaite: from Instagram entrepreneur to starring opposite Willem Dafoe
A short time into our interview, Bria Vinaite starts to cry. It’s a bit of a shock, but her tears last only a couple of seconds, and come not because she’s sad, but because she’s happy. She’s explaining how much she enjoyed making The Florida Project, the wonderful new film by Sean Baker – a film which, if the world is wise, will make her, and the rest of the cast, into bona fide stars.
Baker’s last film, Tangerine, was feted for its subject matter (transgender prostitutes in LA), as well as its technique: the whole movie was filmed on an iPhone 5S. The Florida Project, which stars Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince and Vinaite, has had more conventional praise. Already out in the US, it’s been near-universally lauded. “It casts a spell and tells the truth,” said the New York Times; the LA Times called it “raw, exuberant and utterly captivating”. It’s being celebrated for its honesty, its heart and the quality of its acting. And everyone involved, even the long-established Dafoe (there’s been talk of an Oscar), has been catapulted into its little-movie-goes-big spotlight.
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