America is portrayed many ways in film, but the way Japanese audiences tend to get to see it is through the rose-tinted lens of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Director Sean Baker's latest movie, "The Florida Project," puts forth a different view of the country. It's one that Japan doesn't often get to see, yet it's probably more familiar to them than they realize.
"I think that for a long time the entertainment industry has sugar-coated and painted things in a certain positive light — which does exist — but to ignore the other side is simply untruthful," says Baker, 47, who consciously chose to set his film in grittier surroundings.