Sean Baker x 3
Though his career is still relatively young, Sean Baker has already established a seductive, formidable, and consistent body of work with a signature style that is unmistakably his. Baker’s always surprising approach to naturalism combined with a knack for selecting and portraying charismatic, transfixing subjects make him one of the most exciting American independent filmmakers working today. On the occasion of the release of his latest, the bombastic and moving Tangerine (opening at the Film Society on July 10), we are pleased to present two of his previous features, Prince of Broadway and Starlet, with Baker in person to discuss his inimitable, envelope-pushing work.
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Tangerine
Q&A with Sean Baker, James Ransone, and more
Sean Baker innovatively employs the iPhone 5S to present the frenetic, funny, and often moving story of Sin-Dee, a transgender sex worker back on the streets of Los Angeles following a stint in jail, tearing through Tinseltown in search of her unfaithful pimp—innocent and not-so-innocent bystanders be damned.
Prince of Broadway
Q&A with Sean Baker, Prince Adu, and Karren Karagulian
A Ghanaian immigrant who hawks knockoff merchandise on the streets of New York is forced to care for his infant son in Baker’s unvarnished study of hand-to-mouth existence, reminiscent of the Dardennes’s L'Enfant.
Starlet
Introduction by Sean Baker
This provocative, haunting, and surprisingly sweet film explores the unlikely friendship between 21 year-old adult-film actress Jane (Dree Hemingway) and elderly widow Sadie (Besedka Johnson) after their worlds collide in California’s San Fernando Valley, and captures the rhythms of everyday life with a rare authenticity.
