"Long live the independent film!" Set with these wordsSean BakerAt the Oscar stage in 2025 the end of a night triumphant in every respect, not only for the genre, but above all for itself. It was Baker's fourth thank-you speech that evening, the last one after the award forAorAs a "best film"; Before that, there were already the trophies for "best leading actress", "Best Director", "Best original script" and "best cut". The indie production wastheClearing of the 97th Academy Awards: six nominations, five awards, four out of four for Sean Baker, director, screenwriter and producer of the film.
Four Oscars for a film- Nobody managed that before! For some reason convincedAorThe Academy at the. Sean Baker prefers to shootFilms about the marginalized of society-already five about sex workers-because, according to his own statement, he would like to see them in the cinema. So alsoAor, a mix of Rome Com and Crime in which a New York stripper (Mikey Madison) marries a Russian oligarch son and thereby experiences a wild odyssey.
The five -time Oscar win forAoror four times for Sean Baker was a magical becauseunbelievable triumphand turned the indie underdog out of Summit, New Jersey denDirector of the hour. And so the question arises: Will Sean Baker ever make such films again? We look at the previous work of the director with everyoneEight films by Sean Baker in the ranking.
Baker's first film showed hisunique comedyand hisConsistent for natural dialogues, but his later films are better.Four Letter Wordsoffers oneauthentic insight into the life of young menin American suburbs, but is not particularly original. Baker, directly responsible as a screenwriter, should find his niche and develop a more idiosyncratic voice.
Prince of BroadwayIs about a New York Stricher, whose life becomes complicated when his ex-girlfriend appears with a son he knew nothing about. Baker catches the street chaos ofPerfect and tells thatWarm history of a father who is responsible for his responsibility. The film is small, but fine.
Baker explores thatTopic sex workFor the first time in the filmStarlet, who shows the unusual friendship between the young porn actress Jane and the older widow Sadie. Dree Hemingway shines in the leading role and has one with Besedka Johnsongreat chemistrythat emphasizes the central relationship of the film. The film skilfully combines real human relationships with the staged intimacy of pornography.
Red RocketisOne of Baker's funniest, but not necessarily the best films. Simon Rex, formerly active in the erotic scene, convinces in the leading role of oneToted by fateand shows openlyunappealing sides of his character. In contrast to Baker's usual tighter staging, the film is meandering and incoherent. The questionable representation of Mikey's exploitative relationship and the undeserved happy ending ofRed Rocketleave abitter aftertaste.
Sean Baker's second feature film and first as a producer marks the beginning of hisFocus on small, character -driven stories.Take Outis asocial realistic drama, which portrays the delivery service of a Chinese restaurant in Upper Manhattan and shows the class gradient. The film offers oneunadorned representation of the immigrant experienceAnd stands out clearly from Hollywood's often polished productions.
Tangerine L.A.Has thatWith hisSensitive representation of transgender figuresrevolutionized. The film takes place on Christmas Eve and follows a sex worker in search of her unfaithful friend and pimp. Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor shine in thisrousing, visually breathtaking comedythat exclusivelyTurned with the iPhoneand thereby receives an energetic look.
Anerdiger indie control freak, who wants to save the cinema and has cut all its previous films alone, wins from the stand four. Also withAorIs Sean Baker again, Producer and screenwriter in one. As created asScrewball-Comedy, is the low-budget production ($ 6 million) with Mikey Madison as the title heroine of theGen-Z counterhip to represent a prostitute by Julia Robertsout ofPretty Woman. At Baker, who skilfully changes between comedy and tragedy, there are traditionallyClass and capitalismIn focus. His first film, which deals with the rich, is more conventional than his other works, but also more emotional, especially through theMikey Madison's remarkable performanceAs an ani. Madison, who had cut out the high -high favorite Demi Moore as "Best Actress" at the Oscars 2025, plays her characterappealing and captivatingBy in thisModern ascent-and-in-case bag history historyConfidable between screaming, crying and cursing.
Aoris a bit more chaotic and inconsistent than Bakers best work,The Florida Project. The filmContrasts the impoverished residents of a motel in a satirical waywith the glorified consumption center. Brooklynn Prince transports theLighty and joy of childhoodOutstanding outwards, and the drama increases to a touching final scene that puts the crown on the whole. WithWillem Dafoeis found inThe Florida Projectalso the only oneso far that Baker has occupied for one of his films.
