Sean Baker (filmmaker)

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Sean Baker
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Baker at the Toronto International Film Festival, 2024
Born
Sean S. Baker

(1971-02-26) February 26, 1971 (age 53)
Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater New York University (BA)
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2000–present
SpouseSamantha Quan

Sean Baker (born February 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing independent feature films about the lives of marginalized people, especially immigrants and sex workers. His films include Take Out (2004), Starlet (2012), Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), Red Rocket (2021), and Anora (2024). For Anora, he won the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globes and five BAFTA Awards. He is also known for co-creating the Fox/IFC puppet sitcom Greg the Bunny (2002–2006) and its spin-offs.

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Early life and education

Sean Baker was born on February 26, 1971 in Summit, New Jersey and grew up in the Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey, and in Branchburg, New Jersey. [1] His mother was a teacher and his father was a patent attorney who once represented the director and the director's production company in a dispute over the title of his film Take Out . [2] [3] Sean has a sister who is a professional synth-pop musician and a production designer who has contributed to his films in both capacities. [4] [5] [6]

Baker became obsessed with homemade movies at a young age after his mother took him to see Universal Monsters films being projected on a screen at the local library. [7] Sean graduated from Gill St. Bernard's High School in 1989. [8] He received his BFA degree in film studies from New York University in New York City through the Tisch School of the Arts. [9] He was scheduled to receive his degree in 1992, but dropped out to get experience making industrial films and TV commercials before returning to graduate in 1998. [1] He also studied non-linear editing at The New School in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. [10]

Career

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Baker at KVIFF in Prague, July 2009

Sean Baker is known for directing independent feature films about the lives of people who often are excluded, especially immigrants and sex workers. [11] [12]

2000s

Baker's first feature film was Four Letter Words (2000), a film revolving around the looks, views, attitudes, and language of young men in America. He wrote, directed, and edited the film. [13]

He made Take Out (2004), which he co-wrote, co-directed, co-edited, and co-produced with frequent collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou on a budget of $3000. [14] The film revolves around an undocumented Chinese immigrant falling behind on payments on a smuggling debt, leaving him only one day to come up with the money. The film's world premiere was at the Slamdance Film Festival in Los Angeles on January 18, 2004. After it was screened at over 25 film festivals a legal dispute with Seth Landau, who was planning to release a film with the same name, delayed its release until June 6, 2008. [15] [3]

Baker's third feature film, Prince of Broadway , premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 22, 2008. [16] The film follows a Ghanaian immigrant selling knock off merchandise in Manhattan who discovers that he has a son. [17] He directed, wrote, co-produced, shot, and edited the film. Baker also self-financed the distribution and advertising of the film. [18] Take Out and Prince of Broadway were nominated for the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award at the same ceremony in 2008. [19]

2010s

Baker next directed Starlet , which was co-written with Chris Bergoch, and stars Dree Hemingway and Besedka Johnson. Starlet explores the unlikely friendship between 21-year-old Jane (Hemingway) and 85-year-old Sadie (Johnson), two women whose lives intersect in California's San Fernando Valley. The world premiere for the film was at SXSW on March 11, 2012 [20] and it was given a limited release on November 9, 2012. [21]

After Starlet, Tangerine , is about a transgender sex worker who discovers her boyfriend and pimp has been cheating on her. The film was shot using three iPhone 5S smartphones, and received praise for its groundbreaking filmmaking techniques. [22] Tangerine features Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O'Hagan, and James Ransone, and it was executive-produced by Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass. Baker again co-wrote the script with Bergoch; Baker co-produced, co-shot, and edited the film. It had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2015, [23] and was given a limited release on July 10, 2015. [24] It received extremely positive reviews, and holds a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [25]

In 2016, Baker directed Snowbird, a short fashion film starring model Abbey Lee for Kenzo. It was also shot only using iPhones. [26] His sixth major feature film, The Florida Project , premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival [27] and was theatrically released in the United States on October 6, 2017, by A24. Baker edited the film himself and co-wrote the script with his frequent collaborator Chris Bergoch. The plot follows a 6-year-old girl living in a motel with her rebellious mother in Greater Orlando as they try to stay out of trouble and make ends meet. The film was praised for its performances (particularly that of Willem Dafoe as the motel manager and Brooklynn Prince as Moonie, a six-year-old girl) as well as for Baker's direction, and was chosen by both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of the year. [28] [29] Dafoe earned Best Supporting Actor nominations at the Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards, and Prince won the Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. [30] [31] [32]

2020s

I am an ally and have literally devoted my career to tell stories that remove stigma and normalize lifestyles that are under attack. I would never do anything that could possibly hurt the community.

Baker in Los Angeles Times, Aug 28, 2020

In August 2020, actress Bella Thorne announced that Baker would be directing a documentary about her experiences opening an OnlyFans account, but Baker quickly denied the rumor as Thorne's suspicious behavior was blamed for restrictions affecting all sex workers on the site. [33] [34] [35] In March 2021, Baker released short film Khaite FW21 produced for fashion line Khaite to promote its Fall/Winter 2021 lineup. Sean Price Williams served as cinematographer. [36] [37] [38]

Baker directed the feature film, Red Rocket which stars Simon Rex as Mikey, a pornographic actor returning to his hometown in Texas. Baker directed, co-wrote and co-produced the film with his usual team of Bergoch and Tsou among others. Filming took place in secret amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but "industry-standard safety protocols" were observed. The film received a standing ovation at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. [39] [40] It was released in the US by A24 on December 10. [41]

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Baker at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024

In 2022, Baker directed a Taco Bell commercial. [42] He executive-produced a documentary called Love in the Time of Fentanyl. [43] [44] It premiered at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival in May 2022. [45] In October 2023, his next feature film Anora , starring Mikey Madison, was officially announced after distribution rights were acquired by FilmNation. [46] [47] At a press conference during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where the film premiered, Baker spoke about the topic of intimacy coordinators: "I think with intimacy coordination, it's a case-by-case basis, film by film basis. If an actor requests one, 100%[...] But I have directed approximately 10 sex scenes throughout my career, and I'm very comfortable doing so. It is our No. 1 priority to keep our actors safe, protected, comfortable and involved in the process". [48] For Anora, Baker became the first American director to win the Palme d'Or since Terrence Malick in 2011. [49]

Television

Baker is one of the original creators of the sitcom Greg the Bunny (2002–2006), starring Seth Green and Eugene Levy. The show is based on a series of short segments that Baker directed and wrote, which aired on the Independent Film Channel and which were in turn based on a public-access television show called Junktape. [50] In 2010, Baker, Spencer Chinoy, and Dan Milano created a spinoff called Warren the Ape ; the series aired on MTV and was canceled after one season. [51]

Recognition

In June 2018, Baker was invited to be a member of the directors and writers branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [52] In October 2018, he was the head of the film jury at the Mumbai International Film Festival in Mumbai, India. [53]

Style and influences

Baker has established a reputation for portraying outcasts and characters from underrepresented and marginalized subcultures, frequently undocumented immigrants and sex workers, in decidedly humane and compassionate scenarios. [54] He claims to have been directly inspired by exploitation films but has been described as the archetype of a "trustworthy male director" in a post Me Too era. [55] His films have stirred and encouraged a debate about sexual morality. [56]

Baker's influences include Ken Loach, [57] Spike Lee, Federico Fellini, Jim Jarmusch, Mike Leigh, Steven Spielberg, [58] Éric Rohmer, John Cassavetes, and Hal Ashby among others. [59] [60] Baker has said that he consciously includes Easter egg references to other movies in his filmography. [61] For example, a billboard advertising a performance by the character named Strawberry from Red Rocket can be seen at the end of Anora. [62]

Personal life

Baker with Samantha Quan at TIFF 2024 in Toronto for the premiere of Anora Sean Baker and Samantha Quan.jpg
Baker with Samantha Quan at TIFF 2024 in Toronto for the premiere of Anora

Baker is married to Samantha Quan, a producer on many of his films. [63] As of July 2021, they have two dogs, Bunsen and Boonee, the latter acted in his 2012 film Starlet. [64] Baker said at a 2024 press conference in Cannes, France that he believes sex work should be "decriminalized and not in any way regulated, because it's a sex worker's body and it's up to them to decide how they will use it in their livelihood." [65] Baker suffered from opiate addiction in his 20s. [66]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerEditorNotesRef.
2000 Four Letter Words YesYesNoYes
2004 Take Out YesYesYesYesCo-directed with Shih-Ching Tsou
2008 Prince of Broadway YesYesYesYesAlso cinematographer
2012 Starlet YesYesYesYes
2015 Tangerine YesYesYesYesAlso cinematographer
2017 The Florida Project YesYesYesYes
2021 Red Rocket YesYesYesYes
2024 Anora YesYesYesYes

Executive producer

Short film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerEditorRef.
2016SnowbirdYesYesYesYes
2021Khaite FW21YesNoNoYes

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerCreatorRoleRef.
2002–2006 Greg the Bunny YesYesNoYesAlso editor and cinematographer
2010 Warren the Ape YesYesYesYes

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryWorkResultRef.
Independent Spirit Awards February 21, 2009 John Cassavetes Award Take OutNominated [68]
Prince of BroadwayNominated
February 23, 2013 Robert Altman Award Starlet Won [69]
John Cassavetes AwardNominated [70]
February 27, 2016 Best Director Tangerine Nominated [71]
March 3, 2018 The Florida Project Nominated [72]
February 22, 2025 Best Feature Anora Pending [73]
Best DirectorPending
Satellite Awards February 11, 2018 Best Director The Florida Project Nominated [74]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society December 7, 2017Director of the YearWon [75]
New York Film Critics Circle November 30, 2017 Best Director Won [76]
January 8, 2024 Best Screenplay Anora Won [77]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 12, 2017 Best Editing The Florida Project |Won [78] [79]
London Film Critics' Circle January 28, 2018 Director of the Year Won [80]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association December 8, 2024Best Director Anora Runner-up [81]
Best ScreenplayRunner-up
Dorian Awards January 31, 2018Director of the Year The Florida Project Nominated [82]
Provincetown International Film Festival June 16, 2018 Filmmaker on the Edge Award Awarded [83]
Detroit Film Critics Society December 6, 2021 Best Director Red Rocket Nominated [84] [85]
Gotham Awards November 29, 2021 Best Screenplay Nominated [86]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 15, 2021 Best Original Screenplay Nominated [87] [88]
Cannes Film Festival May 25, 2024 Palme d'Or Anora Won [89]
Imagine Film Festival November 2, 2024Silver Scream AwardWon [90]
Gotham Awards December 2, 2024 Best Feature Nominated [91]
Best Director Nominated
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival January 2, 2025Best Original ScreenplayWon [92]
Golden Globe Awards January 5, 2025 Best Director Nominated [93]
Best Screenplay Nominated
British Academy Film Awards February 16, 2025 Best Director Pending [94] [95]
Best Original Screenplay Pending
Best Casting Pending
Best Editing Pending
Academy Awards March 2, 2025 Best Picture Pending [96]
Best Director Pending
Best Original Screenplay Pending
Best Film Editing Pending


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