Sean Baker
Sean Baker (born February 26, 1971; Summit) is an American film director, cinematographer, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for the independent feature films Tangerine, The Florida Project, and Red Rocket, as well as his involvement in the Fox/IFC puppet sitcom Greg the Bunny and its spin-offs. Baker has received several film critics awards, a Filmmaker on the Edge Award and nominations for six Independent Spirit Awards, winning one in 2012. 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. He claims to have been directly inspired by exploitation films but he has been described as the archetype of a "trustworthy male director" in a post Me Too era. His films have stirred and encouraged a debate about sexual morality. Baker's influences include Ken Loach, Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch, Mike Leigh, Steven Spielberg, Éric Rohmer, John Cassavetes, and Hal Ashby, among others.
Under the Rainbow: Making The Florida Project
as uncreditedAn interesting featurette which has some good behind the scenes footage, including early...
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Merry F*cking Christmas: the making of Tangerine
as HimselfA feature length documentary going behind-the-scenes on the making of the 2015 film Tangerine.
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Joel Calls Indie Film Type Dudes
as uncreditedJoel Potrykus calls fellow indie filmmakers during the pandemic crisis to check in and see how...
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Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
as uncreditedIn 2009, Sean Baker sat down with the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis, to...
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