Sean Baker is scrappy. For years, the writer-director has been making independent films about marginalized groups, from undocumented immigrants to sex workers. He casts his own movies, working with friends and talent he finds on social media.

Yura Borisov is Baker's hidden weapon. He plays the quiet Russian who falls for Anora, and he tells IndieWire about his path to the role — and what else he helped shape in the Palme d’Or winner.

As a writer and director, Baker has dedicated much of his career to elucidating the subtleties of figures like Ani who are often relegated to the background. He’s allowed us to peer inside the fictional lives of trans sex workers on Hollywood Boulevard in his 2015 breakout “ Tangerine ,

Starring an inspired Mikey Madison, who dominates in the role of a stripper who falls for the wrong guy, Sean Baker's high-energy comedy comes with a side of sadness.

Sean Baker's “Anora” is by wide consensus one of the year’s best films and a best picture contender at the Oscars.

Sean Baker‘s “Anora” is one of the best-reviewed movies of the year. This seriocomic tale about an exotic dancer (Mikey Madison) and her whirlwind love affair with a Russian oligarch’s son (Mark Eydelshteyn) opens in limited release on October 18.

The filmmaker and star discussed Neon's Cannes winner before sold-out London Film Fest screenings, with Baker sharing how he "got gold" with guerrilla-style filming and how he likes to treat "characters as individuals.

A Brooklyn stripper meets a wealthy young Russian man who sweeps her up into a raunchy Cinderella story in director Sean Baker’s latest film.

With her performance in Sean Baker's Palme d'Or-winning film getting Oscar buzz, the lead actor joins Q’s Tom Power to discuss how she made the character Ani feel real.

Out's Mey Rude reviews Neon's new comedy-drama that focuses on the love story of a New York City exotic dancer.