Profile of Sean Baker’s More Important Films: 2004-2024
Earlier this month, Anora nabbed five of the most coveted of the 97th Academy Awards – Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Director and, of course, the pinnacle – Best Picture – and promptly put the name Sean Baker on everyone’s lips. And while the film has proved it can stand alone in […]
Sean Baker’s “Anora” Hinges On One Pivotal Action Sequence
Everybody loves a good Cinderella/ Cinderfella story – the romantic storybook tale of a hard luck princess being swept away by her elegant Prince Charming and they subsequently gallop away into the sunset to live happily ever after. Sean Baker’s Anora doesn’t buy into that princess fairytale fantasy. In his film, Anora “Ani” Mikheeva (Mikey […]
