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Making his debut with ''Film/FourLetterWords'' (2000), Baker started out the door with a grounded, naturalist style that he's stuck with ever since. Thematically, his films usually deal with [[TheOldestProfession sex work]] and [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructing]] the stigma that comes with it, often focusing on the blue-collar working class and spotlighting poverty in [[FlyoverCountry overlooked sections of America]]. Fittingly, much of Baker's work has been produced [[NoBudget on micro-budgets]], with his breakout hit ''Film/{{Tangerine}}'' (2015) being famously shot entirely on an iPhone. Baker himself served as cinematographer and usually fills more than one role on set, having edited several of his own movies. He also
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Making his debut with ''Film/FourLetterWords'' (2000), Baker started out the door with a grounded, naturalist style that he's stuck with ever since. Thematically, his films usually deal with [[TheOldestProfession sex work]] and [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructing]] the stigma that comes with it, often focusing on the blue-collar working class and spotlighting poverty in [[FlyoverCountry overlooked sections of America]]. Fittingly, much of Baker's work has been produced [[NoBudget on micro-budgets]], with his breakout hit ''Film/{{Tangerine}}'' ''Film/{{Tangerine|2015}}'' (2015) being famously shot entirely on an iPhone. Baker himself served as cinematographer and usually fills more than one role on set, having edited several of his own movies. He also
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Making his debut with ''Film/FourLetterWords'' (2000), Baker started out the door with a grounded, naturalist style that he's stuck with ever since. Thematically, his films usually deal with [[TheOldestProfession sex work]] and [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructing]] the stigma that comes with it, often focusing on the blue-collar working class and spotlighting poverty in [[FlyoverCountry overlooked sections of America]]. Fittingly, much of Baker's work has been produced [[NoBudget on micro-budgets]], with his breakout hit ''Film/{{Tangerine}}'' (2015) being famously shot entirely on an iPhone. Baker himself served as cinematographer and usually fills more than one role on set, having edited several of his own movies. \n He also
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Sean Baker is an American indie filmmaker who eased into the public eye around TheNewTens. Making his debut in 2000 with ''Film/FourLetterWords'', Baker started out the door with a grounded, naturalist style that he's stuck with ever since. His films usually deal with [[TheOldestProfession sex work]] and [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructing]] the stigma that comes with it, often focusing on the blue-collar working class and spotlighting poverty in [[FlyoverCountry overlooked sections of America]]. Fittingly, much of his work has been produced [[NoBudget on micro-budgets]], with his breakout hit ''Film/{{Tangerine}}'' being famously shot entirely on an iPhone. Baker himself served as cinematographer and usually fills more than one role on set, having edited several of his own movies.
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Sean Baker (born February 26, 1971 in Summit, New Jersey) is an American indie filmmaker who eased into the public eye around TheNewTens. TheNewTens.
Making his debutin 2000 with ''Film/FourLetterWords'', ''Film/FourLetterWords'' (2000), Baker started out the door with a grounded, naturalist style that he's stuck with ever since. His Thematically, his films usually deal with [[TheOldestProfession sex work]] and [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructing]] the stigma that comes with it, often focusing on the blue-collar working class and spotlighting poverty in [[FlyoverCountry overlooked sections of America]]. Fittingly, much of his Baker's work has been produced [[NoBudget on micro-budgets]], with his breakout hit ''Film/{{Tangerine}}'' (2015) being famously shot entirely on an iPhone. Baker himself served as cinematographer and usually fills more than one role on set, having edited several of his own movies.
Making his debut
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->''"As long as I can pay rent, that's all I care about."''
Sean Baker is an American indie filmmaker who eased into the public eye around TheNewTens. Making his debut in 2000 with ''Film/FourLetterWords'', Baker started out the door with a grounded, naturalist style that he's stuck with ever since. His films usually deal with [[TheOldestProfession sex work]] and [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructing]] the stigma that comes with it, often focusing on the blue-collar working class and spotlighting poverty in [[FlyoverCountry overlooked sections of America]]. Fittingly, much of his work has been produced [[NoBudget on micro-budgets]], with his breakout hit ''Film/{{Tangerine}}'' being famously shot entirely on an iPhone. Baker himself served as cinematographer and usually fills more than one role on set, having edited several of his own movies.
Starting with ''Film/TheFloridaProject'', Baker has found a distribution ally in Creator/{{A24}}. You can find his Website/{{Twitter}} [[https://twitter.com/Lilfilm here]] and his Website/{{Letterboxd}} [[https://letterboxd.com/lilfilm/ here]].
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!!Films by Sean Baker:
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* ''Film/FourLetterWords'' (2000)
* ''Film/TakeOut'' (2004)
* ''Film/PrinceOfBroadway'' (2008)
* ''Film/{{Starlet}}'' (2012)
* ''Film/{{Tangerine}}'' (2015)
* ''Film/TheFloridaProject'' (2017)
* ''Film/RedRocket'' (2021)
[[/index]]
!!Tropes present throughout Baker's work:
* AmateurCast: Baker has a habit of casting unknowns in big roles and getting astounding performances out of them.
* AmbiguousEnding: Both ''The Florida Project'' and ''Red Rocket'' end with what are more than likely [[FantasySequence Fantasy Sequences]], and ''Starlet'' ends without addressing the inevitable confrontation between its two leads.
* ClusterFBomb: Eliminate the sex, and Baker's films are still hard R for a reason.
* DownerEnding: While a lot of his flicks can be [[BlackComedy darkly funny]], don't expect to walk away feeling all too great.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Baker's stories don't condemn their deeply flawed protagonists. With characters typically acting as their own worst enemies, it's up for the audience to decide whether or not a person is worth rooting for.
* TheOldestProfession: Sex is a prominent theme throughout Baker's work:
** ''Tangerine'' is about a transgender {{Streetwalker}}.
** ''Starlet'' is about a pornographic actress.
** ''Red Rocket'' is about a former porn star.
** ''The Florida Project'' [[spoiler: features a mother who prostitutes herself to make ends meet]].
* NoAntagonist: His films being humanist to the core, there are bullies throughout some stories, but an overtly malicious villain is typically out of the question.
* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Baker [[AvertedTrope works against this]], favoring improvised dialogue and natural stutters and repetitions.
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->''"As long as I can pay rent, that's all I care about."''
Sean Baker is an American indie filmmaker who eased into the public eye around TheNewTens. Making his debut in 2000 with ''Film/FourLetterWords'', Baker started out the door with a grounded, naturalist style that he's stuck with ever since. His films usually deal with [[TheOldestProfession sex work]] and [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructing]] the stigma that comes with it, often focusing on the blue-collar working class and spotlighting poverty in [[FlyoverCountry overlooked sections of America]]. Fittingly, much of his work has been produced [[NoBudget on micro-budgets]], with his breakout hit ''Film/{{Tangerine}}'' being famously shot entirely on an iPhone. Baker himself served as cinematographer and usually fills more than one role on set, having edited several of his own movies.
Starting with ''Film/TheFloridaProject'', Baker has found a distribution ally in Creator/{{A24}}. You can find his Website/{{Twitter}} [[https://twitter.com/Lilfilm here]] and his Website/{{Letterboxd}} [[https://letterboxd.com/lilfilm/ here]].
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!!Films by Sean Baker:
[[index]]
* ''Film/FourLetterWords'' (2000)
* ''Film/TakeOut'' (2004)
* ''Film/PrinceOfBroadway'' (2008)
* ''Film/{{Starlet}}'' (2012)
* ''Film/{{Tangerine}}'' (2015)
* ''Film/TheFloridaProject'' (2017)
* ''Film/RedRocket'' (2021)
[[/index]]
!!Tropes present throughout Baker's work:
* AmateurCast: Baker has a habit of casting unknowns in big roles and getting astounding performances out of them.
* AmbiguousEnding: Both ''The Florida Project'' and ''Red Rocket'' end with what are more than likely [[FantasySequence Fantasy Sequences]], and ''Starlet'' ends without addressing the inevitable confrontation between its two leads.
* ClusterFBomb: Eliminate the sex, and Baker's films are still hard R for a reason.
* DownerEnding: While a lot of his flicks can be [[BlackComedy darkly funny]], don't expect to walk away feeling all too great.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Baker's stories don't condemn their deeply flawed protagonists. With characters typically acting as their own worst enemies, it's up for the audience to decide whether or not a person is worth rooting for.
* TheOldestProfession: Sex is a prominent theme throughout Baker's work:
** ''Tangerine'' is about a transgender {{Streetwalker}}.
** ''Starlet'' is about a pornographic actress.
** ''Red Rocket'' is about a former porn star.
** ''The Florida Project'' [[spoiler: features a mother who prostitutes herself to make ends meet]].
* NoAntagonist: His films being humanist to the core, there are bullies throughout some stories, but an overtly malicious villain is typically out of the question.
* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Baker [[AvertedTrope works against this]], favoring improvised dialogue and natural stutters and repetitions.
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