Sean Baker
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
82
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-02-26 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Summit, New Jersey, USA
Acting
2025
Quincas Borba as Quincas Borba2023
Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest2023
Cannes Uncut as Self2022
Reflecting On Take Out as Self2022
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine as Self2021
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors as Self2020
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes as Not available2019
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore as Self2018
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project as Not available2017
Marcians as Self2009
The Making of Take Out as Self1953
The Oscars as SelfCrew
2024
Anora Producer2024
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed Executive Producer2024
Anora Director2024
Anora Writer2024
Anora Editor2023
Love in the Time of Fentanyl Executive Producer2021
Red Rocket Casting2021
Red Rocket Editor2021
Red Rocket Sound Designer2021
Red Rocket Driver2019
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore Camera Operator2019
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore Producer2019
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore Director2017
The Florida Project Director2017
The Florida Project Writer2015
Tangerine Director2015
Tangerine Writer2015
Tangerine Director of Photography2015
Tangerine Casting2015
Tangerine Producer2015
Tangerine Editor2015
Tangerine Casting Director2012
Starlet Director2012
Starlet Editor2012
Starlet Producer2012
Starlet Writer2012
Starlet Camera Operator2010
Prince of Broadway Director2008
Take Out Writer2008
Take Out Director2000
Four Letter Words Director2000
Four Letter Words WriterNaN
Left-Handed Girl ScreenplayNaN
Modern Whore Executive Producer2024
Anora Casting2024
The Last Showgirl Thanks2022
Devil In Suburbia Post Production Supervisor2021
Red Rocket Director2021
Red Rocket Writer2021
Red Rocket Producer2019
Colours Executive Producer2019
Colours Assistant Director2017
The Florida Project Editor2017
The Florida Project Producer2015
Tangerine Camera Operator2010
Prince of Broadway Writer2010
Prince of Broadway Director of Photography2010
Prince of Broadway Editor2010
Prince of Broadway Producer2010
Warren The Ape Director2010
Warren The Ape Writer2010
Warren The Ape Executive Producer2010
Warren The Ape Creator2008
Take Out Producer2008
Take Out Editor2008
Take Out Director of Photography2008
Take Out Sound2002
Stalker Editor2002
Greg the Bunny Sound Designer2002
Greg the Bunny Director of Photography2002
Greg the Bunny Writer2002
Greg the Bunny Director2002
Greg the Bunny Editor2002
Greg the Bunny Creator2001
Hi-Fi Writer2001
Hi-Fi Director2000
Four Letter Words EditorNaN
Left-Handed Girl EditorNaN
Left-Handed Girl Producer