Sean Baker Archives | Talkhouse

Fantasy and Reality in Sean Baker’s Anora

By Lily Lady | October 16, 2024

By Lily Lady | October 16, 2024

Fantasy and Reality in Sean Baker’s Anora

Writer-director and full-time sex worker Lily Lady on Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning film about an exotic dancer who marries one of her clients.

“Never Make Another Movie Again”: Filmmakers Choose Their Favorite Negative User Reviews

By Filmmakers | March 22, 2016

By Filmmakers | March 22, 2016

“Never Make Another Movie Again”: Filmmakers Choose Their Favorite Negative User Reviews

Talkhouse Film contributors dig around on IMDb, Amazon, Netflix and more to find the most hilariously outspoken takes on their movies.

Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (UnREAL) Talks Sean Baker’s Tangerine

By Sarah Gertrude Shapiro | January 22, 2016

By Sarah Gertrude Shapiro | January 22, 2016

Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (UnREAL) Talks Sean Baker’s Tangerine

The emerging showrunner, who voted seven times for Baker's movie in Talkhouse Film's year-end poll explains why she loves it so much.

Sean Baker (Starlet) Talks William Friedkin’s Sorcerer

By Sean Baker | May 26, 2014

By Sean Baker | May 26, 2014

Sean Baker (Starlet) Talks William Friedkin’s Sorcerer

William Friedkin's Sorcerer, a film that for almost 40 years has been criminally underrated, underseen, and underappreciated...