Sean Baker

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.

Cast

The Making of Take Out

Reflecting On Take Out

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine

Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project

Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes

Meet the Hustlers

Stripped Down: The Making of ‘Anora’

The Alex Leyba Movie II

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Sound

Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Camera Operator

Prince of Broadway

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Director, Producer, Sound, Camera Operator

Casting, Editor, Driver, Sound Designer, Director, Writer, Producer

Four Letter Words

Director, Writer, Editor

Director, Writer, Casting, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Camera Operator, Casting Director

Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Casting

Love in the Time of Fentanyl

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

The Florida Project

Writer, Director, Editor, Producer

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed

Executive Producer

Executive Producer, Assistant Director

Director, Writer

The Last Showgirl

Left-Handed Girl

Editor, Producer, Writer

Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography