Sean Baker born February 26, is an American filmmaker. He has worked as director, writer, editor and producer of independent feature films about the lives of marginalized people, especially immigrants and sex workers.
Baker became obsessed with homemade movies at a young age after his mother took him to see Universal Monster films being at the local library.
Bernard's High School in Baker's first feature film was Four Letter Words , a film revolving around the looks, views, attitudes, and language of young men in America. He wrote, directed, and edited the film. 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, Baker also self-financed the distribution and advertising of the film.
Starlet explores the unlikely friendship between year-old Jane Hemingway and 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, [ 18 ] and it was given a limited release on November 9, 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. Baker again co-wrote the script with Bergoch; Baker co-produced, co-shot, and edited the film. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, , [ 21 ] and was given a limited release on July 10, It was also shot only using iPhones.
