For that film, set around the adult film world of San Fernando Valley, Baker spent time listening to the stories of sex workers. Some co-starred in the movie. Many became friends. “I remember being on set and Radium Cheung, my DP, was like ...

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

Over the course of his career, filmmaker Sean Baker has delivered intimate films of humanity and connection that take place in the nooks and crannies of society: the places that are often the most overlooked,