Sean Baker
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 26, 1971 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2023 | Cannes UncutSelf | |
| 2023 | Têtàtête(s)Self - Guest | |
| 2022 | Reflecting on “Take Out”Self | |
| 2022 | Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of TangerineSelf | |
| 2021 | Directors on DirectorsSelf | |
| 2020 | Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes | |
| 2019 | Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of GoreSelf | |
| 2018 | Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida ProjectSelf | |
| 2017 | MarciansSelf | |
| 2011 | Meet the HustlersSelf | |
| 2009 | The Making of Take OutSelf | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee |
| 2025 | Modern WhoreExecutive Producer | |
| 2025 | Left-Handed GirlProducer | |
| 2024 | AnoraProducer | |
| 2024 | The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedExecutive Producer | |
| 2024 | AnoraCasting | |
| 2023 | Love in the Time of FentanylExecutive Producer | |
| 2021 | Red RocketCasting | |
| 2021 | Red RocketProducer | |
| 2019 | Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of GoreProducer | |
| 2019 | ColoursExecutive Producer | |
| 2017 | The Florida ProjectProducer | |
| 2015 | TangerineCasting | |
| 2015 | TangerineProducer | |
| 2015 | TangerineCasting Director | |
| 2012 | StarletProducer | |
| 2010 | Prince of BroadwayProducer | |
| 2010 | Warren the ApeExecutive Producer | |
| 2008 | Take OutProducer | |
| - | Untitled Sean Baker Sex ComedyProducer |
| 2026 | SandiwaraDirector | |
| 2024 | AnoraDirector | |
| 2021 | Red RocketDirector | |
| 2019 | Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of GoreDirector | |
| 2019 | ColoursAssistant Director | |
| 2017 | The Florida ProjectDirector | |
| 2015 | TangerineDirector | |
| 2012 | StarletDirector | |
| 2010 | Prince of BroadwayDirector | |
| 2010 | Warren the ApeDirector | |
| 2008 | Take OutDirector | |
| 2002 | Greg the BunnyDirector | |
| 2000 | Four Letter WordsDirector | |
| 2000 | Hi-FiDirector | |
| - | Untitled Sean Baker Sex ComedyDirector |
| 2026 | SandiwaraWriter | |
| 2025 | Left-Handed GirlScreenplay | |
| 2024 | AnoraWriter | |
| 2021 | Red RocketWriter | |
| 2017 | The Florida ProjectWriter | |
| 2015 | TangerineWriter | |
| 2012 | StarletWriter | |
| 2010 | Prince of BroadwayWriter | |
| 2010 | Warren the ApeWriter | |
| 2008 | Take OutWriter | |
| 2002 | Greg the BunnyWriter | |
| 2000 | Four Letter WordsWriter | |
| 2000 | Hi-FiWriter | |
| - | Untitled Sean Baker Sex ComedyWriter |
| 2026 | Together ForeverThanks | |
| 2025 | HustleThanks | |
| 2024 | The Last ShowgirlThanks | |
| 2022 | Devil In SuburbiaPost Production Supervisor | |
| 2021 | Red RocketDriver |