About
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.
Filmography
Sandiwara2026 · Director, Writer, Editor
Together Forever2026 · Thanks
Hustle2025 · Thanks
Left-Handed Girl2025 · Editor, Producer, Screenplay
Modern Whore2025 · Executive Producer
The Last Showgirl2024 · Thanks
Anora2024 · Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Casting
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed2024 · Executive Producer
Love in the Time of Fentanyl2023 · Executive Producer
Red Rocket2021 · Casting, Editor, Sound Designer, Driver, Director, Writer, Producer
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore2019 · Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Sound
Colours2019 · Executive Producer, Assistant Director
The Florida Project2017 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Tangerine2015 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Casting, Producer, Camera Operator, Casting Director
Starlet2012 · Director, Writer, Editor, Camera Operator, Producer
Prince of Broadway2010 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Take Out2008 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Sound
Stalker2002 · Editor
Four Letter Words2000 · Director, Writer, Editor
Hi-Fi2000 · Director, Writer