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Sean Baker
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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.
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Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Growing Up Is No Picnic
From the Yorkshire coalfields to the banlieues of Paris, these films capture adolescence as it truly is: messy, unglamorous, and achingly real.
8 films
The Cracks in the Picket Fence: Suburban Critique Across Generations
From the manicured lawns of 1999 to the glowing screens of today, this chain traces how cinema has dissected the suburban dream, revealing the isolation, confor...
8 films
The Show Must Go On
From Freddie Mercury's operatic excess to the raw defiance of punk, this chain traces how cinema captures the transformative power of self-expression.
8 films
The Last Picture Shows
In an age of digital gloss, a new generation of filmmakers has returned to celluloid for its warmth, grain, and honesty. This chain follows the medium's resurge...
8 films
The Long Way Home, and Who Pays For It
A chain about sex work, disability and survival that keeps its camera on the worker's face rather than the client's wallet. It begins with a lift shared between...
8 films
When Money Buys Trouble
From Brooklyn to the world, a chain of films where transactions turn tender, then treacherous.
8 films
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