During the summer, Sean Baker went location scouting for his next film. No cast or plot details have been revealed about the project, but at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, the filmmaker mentioned that the story would once again focus on a sex worker.
This afternoon, while speaking at the Marrakech Film Festival, Baker was asked about the next feature and confirmed that he was working on something “along the same size as Anora and perhaps covering similar themes.”
Those “similar themes” might mean he will again focus on marginalized characters—like sex workers. Baker is implying that he will shoot the film in 2026, which aligns with what we’ve been hearing over the last few months.
“I will say I would like to continue to lean into comedy a little bit more,” he said. “So, it might be a little bit more of an overtly humorous movie, but hopefully I’m getting it off the ground next year.”
So, we might get another Baker film very soon. “Anora” was his first Oscar-winning addition to a filmography that already included acclaimed works like “Tangerine,” “The Florida Project,” and “Red Rocket.”
Over the past decade, American independent cinema has quietly undergone a gritty renaissance. Filmmakers like Sean Baker, the Safdies, and Eliza Hittman have perfected a form of street-level storytelling—call it “Gutter Poetry”—where characters collide in stories about the working and lower-middle class.
Baker, more than anyone, embodies that restless energy. His films are powered by non-professional actors, roaming cameras, and an unfiltered look at American life. Even before “Anora,” he was already operating at the top tier of contemporary U.S. directors. Now, post-Oscar, his profile has only exploded. At 54, Baker feels like a filmmaker just hitting a new gear, and whatever he does next has turned into a movie event.
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