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Sean Baker

Sean Baker

Born: 1971-02-26 • 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.

Filmography
Cannes Uncut poster
Cannes Uncut
2023 • Self
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine poster
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
2022 • Self
Reflecting on “Take Out” poster
Reflecting on “Take Out”
2022 • Self
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes poster
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
2020
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore poster
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2019 • Self
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project poster
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
2018 • Self
Meet the Hustlers poster
Meet the Hustlers
2011 • Self
No Image
The Making of Take Out
2009 • Self