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Hi, I'm Leonard Malton. And I'm Jesse Malton.

And you're listening to Malton on movies.

And by way of introducing our guest today, I want to say, I'm a compulsive credit reader.

And I take a lot of heat for this from people saying, well, what do you have to watch all those names going by in the credits?

Well, there's a reason.

And when I saw this wonderful movie that you should go see,

if you haven't, called The Florida Project, that's out right now, you're going to hear more and

more about it as award season continues, toward the end of the credits of this fantastic film

as an acknowledgement for Spanky McFarland and the creators of our gang, The Little Rascals.

I said, whoa, that strikes a chord.

Leonard made a new friend.

And it's because of this filmmaker that we're so happy to have as our guest today, Sean Baker.

Welcome, Sean.

Thank you for having me.

It's quite an honor because you wrote the quintessential book, the guide to The Little Rascals.

Your book on Little Rascals has been on my bookshelf for 30 years, and it's something I always reference.

It's a guide that I actually referenced a lot while in the making of this film.

So it's great to finally meet you.

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