Sean Baker

Known for directing · Born 26 February 1971 · 55 · Summit, New Jersey, USA

37 credits

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

Anora

2024

The Florida Project

2017

Tangerine

2015

Red Rocket

2021

Starlet

2012

Left-Handed Girl

2025

Take Out

2008

Prince of Broadway

2010

Four Letter Words

2000

Warren the Ape

2010

Greg the Bunny

2002

Sandiwara

2026

Acting (13)

2023Cannes UncutSelfFilm

2023Têtàtête(s)Self - GuestSeries

2022Reflecting on “Take Out”SelfFilm

2022Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of TangerineSelfFilm

2021Directors on DirectorsSelfSeries

2020Joel Calls Indie Film Type DudesFilm

2019Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of GoreSelfFilm

2018Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida ProjectSelfFilm

2017MarciansSelfSeries

2011Meet the HustlersSelfFilm

2009The Making of Take OutSelfFilm

1953The OscarsSelfSeries

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries

Crew (4)

2026I Want Your SexThanksFilm

2026Together ForeverThanksFilm

2024The Last ShowgirlThanksFilm

2022Devil In SuburbiaPost Production SupervisorSeries

Directing (9)

2026SandiwaraDirector, Writer, EditorFilm

2019Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of GoreDirector, Producer, Sound, Camera OperatorFilm

2015TangerineDirector, Writer, Casting, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Camera Operator, Casting DirectorFilm

2012StarletDirector, Writer, Editor, Camera Operator, ProducerFilm

2010Prince of BroadwayDirector, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, ProducerFilm

2008Take OutDirector, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, SoundFilm

2000Four Letter WordsDirector, Writer, EditorFilm

2000Hi-FiDirector, WriterFilm

—Ti Amo!Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, CastingFilm

Editing (2)

2025Left-Handed GirlEditor, Producer, ScreenplayFilm

2002StalkerEditorFilm

Production (7)

2025Modern WhoreExecutive ProducerFilm

2024AnoraProducer, Director, Writer, Editor, CastingFilm

2024The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedExecutive ProducerFilm

2023Love in the Time of FentanylExecutive ProducerFilm

2021Red RocketCasting, Editor, Driver, Sound Designer, Director, Writer, ProducerFilm

2019ColoursExecutive Producer, Assistant DirectorFilm

2010Warren the ApeExecutive Producer, Writer, Director, CreatorSeries

Writing (2)

2017The Florida ProjectWriter, Director, Editor, ProducerFilm

2002Greg the BunnyWriter, Editor, Sound Designer, Director, Director of Photography, CreatorSeries