Sunshine State (film)

Sunshine State
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Sayles
Screenplay by	John Sayles
Produced by	Maggie Renzi
Starring	Jane Alexander Angela Bassett Bill Cobbs Edie Falco Timothy Hutton Alan King Mary Steenburgen
Cinematography	Patrick Cady
Edited by	John Sayles
Music by	Mason Daring
Production company	Anarchist's Convention Films
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	May 19, 2002 (2002-05-19) (Cannes Film Festival) June 21, 2002 (2002-06-21) (United States)
Running time	141 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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.