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Sean Baker

DIRECTING

1971-02-26 (55)

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.

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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.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Four Letter Words poster

Four Letter Words(2000)

Director, Writer, Editor

Hi-Fi poster

Hi-Fi(2000)

Director, Writer

Greg the Bunny poster

Greg the Bunny(2002)

Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Sound Designer, Creator

Take Out poster

Take Out(2008)

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

Warren the Ape poster

Warren the Ape(2010)

Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator

Prince of Broadway poster

Prince of Broadway(2010)

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer

Starlet poster

Starlet(2012)

Director, Writer, Editor, Camera Operator, Producer

Tangerine poster

Tangerine(2015)

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

The Florida Project poster

The Florida Project(2017)

Writer, Director, Editor, Producer

Colours poster

Colours(2019)

Executive Producer, Assistant Director

Red Rocket poster

Red Rocket(2021)

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

Devil In Suburbia poster

Devil In Suburbia(2022)

Post Production Supervisor

Love in the Time of Fentanyl poster

Love in the Time of Fentanyl(2023)

Executive Producer

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed poster

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed(2024)

Executive Producer

Anora poster

Anora(2024)

Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Casting

The Last Showgirl poster

The Last Showgirl(2024)

Thanks

Left-Handed Girl poster

Left-Handed Girl(2025)

Editor, Producer, Screenplay

Modern Whore poster

Modern Whore(2025)

Executive Producer

Hustle poster

Hustle(2025)

Thanks

Sandiwara poster

Sandiwara(2026)

Director, Writer, Editor

Together Forever poster

Together Forever(2026)

Thanks

Ti Amo! poster

Ti Amo!

Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Casting