Sean Baker
Directing
- Born
- February 26, 1971 (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.
Known for
Anora
October 14, 2024
The Florida Project
October 6, 2017
Tangerine
July 10, 2015
Red Rocket
December 10, 2021
Starlet
November 9, 2012
Left-Handed Girl
September 17, 2025
Take Out
June 6, 2008
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
April 26, 2024
Prince of Broadway
September 3, 2010
Four Letter Words
August 1, 2000
Modern Whore
September 5, 2025
Sandiwara
February 13, 2026
Behind the camera18
- 2026Sandiwara Director, Writer, Editor
- 2025Left-Handed Girl Editor, Producer, Screenplay
- 2025Modern Whore Executive Producer
- 2024Anora Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Casting
- 2024The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed Executive Producer
- 2023Love in the Time of Fentanyl Executive Producer
- 2021Red Rocket Casting, Editor, Driver, Sound Designer, Director, Writer, Producer
- 2019Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore Director, Producer, Sound, Camera Operator
- 2019Colours Executive Producer, Assistant Director