The films, all from first- and second-time directors, include “Left-Handed Girl” a family film set in Taipei, directed by ...

Sean Baker said in a press statement that it was her performance in that 2019 film which first caught his eye. He said, “Although Mikey’s screen time in Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood was ...

Anora review: The Sean Baker film, which won 5 Oscars, is dizzying and electrifying, starting off like a Cinderella tale and crashing soon after. Anora review: The film is available to watch on ...

Baker joined the Star Tribune in June 2024. He previously spent eight years covering Rochester for Med City Beat, an independent news website he founded at the age of 25. Prior to moving to ...

Producer Alex Saks breaks down the financials of making an indie film in 2025, and why even Sean Baker and Brady Corbet struggle to make ends meet. “I’ve spoken to many filmmakers with films ...

New Jersey indie film auteur Sean Baker is now an Oscar-winning director. Baker has centered most of his films around sex workers. Ani’s life takes quite a turn when she meets Ivan “Vanya ...

In Sean Baker's Anora, Mikey essays the role of a young sex worker from Brooklyn. On casting Mikey, Baker recalled, "Although Mikey's screen time in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood was brief ...

The film, directed, produced and edited by New Jersey's Sean Baker, is about a young woman who weds the son of a Russian oligarch, but the couple's marital bliss is short-lived after news of their ...

Two hulking figures sat at the front of the packed room. One idolized by a fan base through the prism of nostalgia. The other ...

Sean Baker's film Anora swept the Oscars earlier this month in the major categories, taking home 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. The film, which stars Mikey Madison in ...

With his win for best director, “Anora” filmmaker Sean Baker scored a hat trick, following his wins for editing the film and writing its original screenplay. He devoted his acceptance speech ...