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Sean Baker

Directing · Born 1971-02-26 · Summit, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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.

Known for

Filmography

2026SandiwaraDirector
2026Together ForeverThanks
2025HustleThanks
2025Left-Handed GirlEditor
2025Modern WhoreExecutive Producer
2024The Last ShowgirlThanks
2024AnoraProducer
2024The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedExecutive Producer
2023Têtàtête(s)Self - Guest
2023Cannes UncutSelf
2023Love in the Time of FentanylExecutive Producer
2022Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of TangerineSelf
2022Reflecting on “Take Out”Self
2022Devil In SuburbiaPost Production Supervisor
2021Red RocketCasting
2021Directors on DirectorsSelf
2020Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
2019Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of GoreSelf
2019ColoursExecutive Producer
2018Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida ProjectSelf
2017MarciansSelf
2017The Florida ProjectDirector
2015TangerineDirector
2012StarletDirector
2011Meet the HustlersSelf
2010Prince of BroadwayDirector
2010Warren the ApeDirector
2009The Making of Take OutSelf
2008Take OutWriter
2002StalkerEditor
2002Greg the BunnyDirector
2000Four Letter WordsDirector
2000Hi-FiWriter
1953The OscarsSelf
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
—Ti Amo!Director

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