Sean Baker

Known for DirectingBorn 1971-02-26 (age 55)Summit, New Jersey, USA

Sean Baker (born February 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing independent feature films about the lives of sex workers, including Take Out (2004), Starlet (2012), Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), Red Rocket (2021), and Anora (2024), the last of which won him the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, as well as Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. He is also known for creating the Fox/IFC puppet sitcom Greg the Bunny (2002–2006) and its spin-offs.Read more

Movies & web series

Reflecting on “Take Out”

Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project

Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine

The Florida Project

Left-Handed Girl

Anora

Devil In Suburbia

Take Out

Tangerine

Red Rocket

Starlet

Prince of Broadway

The Last Showgirl

The Oscars

Sandiwara

Hi-Fi

Cannes Uncut

Golden Globe Awards

Colours

Modern Whore

Greg the Bunny

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed

Four Letter Words

Warren the Ape

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Together Forever

Hustle

Têtàtête(s)

Love in the Time of Fentanyl

Directors on Directors

Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes

Marcians

Meet the Hustlers

The Making of Take Out

Stalker

Ti Amo!