Sean Baker
February 26, 1971 (54 years old) in 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.
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- 2025 · Stripped Down - An Anora Documentary as Self
- 2025 · Quincas Borba as Quincas Borba
- 2023 · Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Cannes Uncut as Self
- 2022 · Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine as Self
- 2022 · Reflecting On Take Out as Self
- 2021 · Variety Studio: Directors on Directors as Self
- 2020 · Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes as
- 2019 · Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as Self
- 2018 · Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project as Self
- 2017 · Marcians as Self
- 2009 · The Making of Take Out as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self