Watch a trailer for STARLET, starring Dree Hemingway and Besedka Johnson

"Starlet" explores the unlikely friendship between 21-year-old Jane (Dree Hemingway), and 85-year-old Sadie (Besedka Johnson), two women whose worlds collide in California's San Fernando Valley. Jane spends her time getting high with her dysfunctional roommates, Melissa and Mikey, while taking care of her Chihuahua, Starlet. Sadie, an elderly widow, passes her days alone, tending to her flower garden. After a confrontation between the two women at Sadie's yard sale, Jane uncovers a hidden stash of money inside a relic from Sadie's past. Jane attempts to befriend the caustic older woman in an effort to solve her dilemma, and secrets emerge as their relationship grows.

"Starlet" is director Sean Baker's follow-up to the acclaimed "Prince of Broadway," winner of the Best Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

Directed by: Sean Baker
Written by: Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch
Starring: Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Stella Maeve, James Ransone
Distributor: Music Box Films
TRT: 105 minutes
Genre: Drama