Sean Baker
- Born
- February 26, 1971 (55 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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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Known for
Filmography
- —Ti Amo!Film · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Casting
- 2026I Want Your SexFilm · Thanks★ 6.1
- 2026SandiwaraFilm · Director, Writer, Editor
- 2026Together ForeverFilm · Thanks
- 2025Left-Handed GirlFilm · Editor, Producer, Screenplay★ 7.3
- 2025Modern WhoreFilm · Executive Producer
- 2024The Last ShowgirlFilm · Thanks★ 6.4
- 2024AnoraFilm · Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Casting★ 7.1
- 2024The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedFilm · Executive Producer★ 5.1
- 2023Love in the Time of FentanylFilm · Executive Producer
- 2022Devil In SuburbiaSeries · Post Production Supervisor
- 2021Red RocketFilm · Casting, Editor, Sound Designer, Driver, Director, Writer, Producer★ 6.8
- 2019Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of GoreFilm · Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Sound
- 2019ColoursFilm · Executive Producer, Assistant Director
- 2017The Florida ProjectFilm · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer★ 7.4
- 2015TangerineFilm · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Casting, Producer, Camera Operator, Casting Director★ 6.9
- 2012StarletFilm · Director, Writer, Editor, Camera Operator, Producer★ 6.8
- 2010Prince of BroadwayFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor★ 6.7
- 2010Warren the ApeSeries · Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
- 2008Take OutFilm · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Sound★ 7.0
- 2002StalkerStalkerFilm · Editor
- 2002Greg the BunnySeries · Writer, Editor, Sound Designer, Director, Director of Photography, Creator
- 2000Four Letter WordsFilm · Director, Writer, Editor★ 5.1
- 2000Hi-FiFilm · Director, Writer
