Sean Baker
Known for
Directing
Born
February 26, 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
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.
Best known work
Anora
2024
The Florida Project
2017
Tangerine
2015
Red Rocket
2021
The Last Showgirl
2024
Starlet
2012
Left-Handed Girl
2025
I Want Your Sex
2026
The Oscars
1953
Take Out
2008Filmography
TBA
Ti Amo!Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Casting
2026
I Want Your SexThanks
2026
SandiwaraDirector, Writer, Editor
2026
Together ForeverThanks
2025
Left-Handed GirlEditor, Producer, Screenplay
2025
Modern WhoreExecutive Producer
2024
The Last ShowgirlThanks
2024
AnoraProducer, Director, Writer, Editor, Casting
2024
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedExecutive Producer
2023
2023
Cannes Uncutas Self
2023
Love in the Time of FentanylExecutive Producer
2022
2022
Reflecting on “Take Out”as Self
2022
2021
Red RocketCasting, Editor, Sound Designer, Driver, Director, Writer, Producer
2021
2020
2019
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Goreas Self, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Sound
2019
ColoursExecutive Producer, Assistant Director
2018
2017
2017
The Florida ProjectDirector, Writer, Editor, Producer
2015
TangerineDirector, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Casting, Producer, Camera Operator, Casting Director
2012
StarletDirector, Writer, Editor, Camera Operator, Producer