Sunshine State (film)

Sunshine State
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Sayles
Screenplay byJohn Sayles
Produced byMaggie Renzi
StarringJane Alexander
Angela Bassett
Bill Cobbs
Edie Falco
Timothy Hutton
Alan King
Mary Steenburgen
CinematographyPatrick Cady
Edited byJohn Sayles
Music byMason Daring
Production
company
Anarchist's Convention Films
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release dates
Running time
141 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.4 million[1]

Sunshine State is a 2002 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles. The picture stars an ensemble cast that features Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Jane Alexander, Alan King, Timothy Hutton, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Cobbs, and others. It was filmed on Amelia Island, Florida, which includes settings in historic Fernandina Beach. For her performance in the film, Falco received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Set in a small town in northern Florida, the main two intertwining stories focus on two women at crucial points in their lives, and also comments on such issues as race relations and commercial property development.

  1. ^ "Sunshine State". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.