Sean Baker
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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Films (29)
Quiero Tu Sexo
2026 · Thanks
Sandiwara
2026 · Director, Writer, Editor
Together Forever
2026 · Thanks
Left-Handed Girl
2025 · Editor, Producer, Screenplay
Modern Whore
2025 · Executive Producer
Anora: Stripped Down
2025 · Self
La Última Gran Actuación
2024 · Thanks
Anora
2024 · Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Casting
La Vie selon Ann
2024 · Executive Producer
Cannes Uncut
2023 · Self
Love in the Time of Fentanyl
2023 · Executive Producer
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
2022 · Self
Reflecting on “Take Out”
2022 · Self
Red Rocket
2021 · Casting, Editor, Sound Designer, Driver, Director, Writer, Producer
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
2020
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2019 · Self, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Sound
Colours
2019 · Executive Producer, Assistant Director
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
2018 · Self
The Florida Project
2017 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Tangerine
2015 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Casting, Producer, Camera Operator, Casting Director
Starlet
2012 · Director, Writer, Editor, Camera Operator, Producer
Meet the Hustlers
2011 · Self
Prince of Broadway
2010 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
The Making of Take Out
2009 · Self
Take Out
2008 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Sound
Stalker
2002 · Editor
Four Letter Words
2000 · Director, Writer, Editor
Hi-Fi
2000 · Director, Writer
Ti Amo!
· Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Casting
Séries (8)
Têtàtête(s)
2023 · Self - Guest
Un tueur dans mon quartier
2022 · Post Production Supervisor
Directors on Directors
2021 · Self
Marcians
2017 · Self
Warren the Ape
2010 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
Greg the Bunny
2002 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Sound Designer, Creator
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee