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 FoxIFC puppet sitcom Greg the Bunny and its spinoffs 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 Bakers influences include Ken Loach Spike Lee Jim Jarmusch Mike Leigh Steven Spielberg Éric Rohmer John Cassavetes and Hal Ashby among others