Rebellion and Restriction: Childhood in 'Custody' and 'The Florida Project'

Throughout cinema's history, screen narratives about children have often served as conduits for discussions on broader issues such as family law, gender relations and socio-economic disadvantage. Delving into two recent films about children fending for themselves and discovering their own agency in unchosen milieus, Felicity Ford examines the ways in which these very different texts use framing and body language to convey their young protagonists' experiences of – and relationships with – their respective worlds.

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New & Notable, middle years, senior secondary, Sean Baker, Xavier Legrand, Walt Disney World, welfare, domestic violence, parenthood, motel, family court, Willem Dafoe