Sean Baker
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 26, 1971
- Birthplace
- Summit, New Jersey, USA
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 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
Ti Amo! TBA
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Casting
I Want Your Sex 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
as Self
The Last Showgirl 2024
Thanks
Anora 2024
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Casting
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed 2024
Executive Producer
Cannes Uncut 2023
as Self
Love in the Time of Fentanyl 2023
Executive Producer
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine 2022
as Self
Reflecting on “Take Out” 2022
as Self
Red Rocket 2021
Casting, Editor, Sound Designer, Driver, Director, Writer, Producer
Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes 2020
Actor
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore 2019
as Self, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Sound
Colours 2019
Executive Producer, Assistant Director
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project 2018
as 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
as Self
Prince of Broadway 2010
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
- The Making of Take Out
The Making of Take Out 2009
as Self
Take Out 2008
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Sound
- Stalker
Stalker 2002
Editor
Four Letter Words 2000
Director, Writer, Editor
Hi-Fi 2000
Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.