
Sean Baker is the director of
Take Out (2008) and
Prince of Broadway (2009)—both nominated for the John Cassavetes’ Independent Spirit Award—and
Starlet (2012), the recipient of the Robert Altman Independent Spirit Award, as well as another Cassavetes’ nominee.
Tangerine premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2015. Baker is a graduate of NYU. He is also the co-creator of the long-running American comedy series
Greg the Bunny.