Baker 's first feature film was '' Four Letter Words '' , a film revolving around the looks , views , attitudes and language of young men in America . Baker wrote , directed , and edited the film . Baker then went on to make '' Take Out '' , which he co-wrote , co-directed , co-edited , and co-produced with Shih-Ching Tsou . The film revolves around an illegal Chinese immigrant falling behind on payments on a smuggling debt , leaving him only one day to come up with the money . The film had its world premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 18 , 2004 , but was not given a limited release until June 6 , 2008 . Baker 's third feature film , '' Prince of Broadway '' , premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 22 , 2008 . The film follows a New York street hustler who makes his living creating name-brand knock offs , and his discovery that he has a son . Baker directed , wrote , co-produced , shot and edited the film , which was given a limited release on September 3 , 2010 . Baker 's fourth feature , '' Starlet '' , was co-written with Chris Bergoch , and stars Dree Hemingway and Besedka Johnson . '' Starlet '' explores the unlikely friendship between 21-year-old Jane ( Hemingway ) and 85-year-old Sadie ( Johnson ) , two women whose lives intersect in California 's San Fernando Valley . The film had its world premiere at SXSW on March 11 , 2012 , and was given a limited release on November 9 , 2012 . It opened to mainly positive reviews and holds an 88 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Baker 's fifth feature , '' Tangerine '' , follows a transgender sex worker who discovers her boyfriend and pimp has been cheating on her . The film was shot using three iPhone 5S smartphones and received praise for its groundbreaking filmmaking techniques . '' Tangerine '' features Kitana Kiki Rodriguez , Mya Taylor , Karren Karagulian , Mickey O'Hagan , and James Ransone , and was executive-produced by Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass . Baker again co-wrote the script with Bergoch ; he also co-produced , co-shot , and edited the film . It had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 23 , 2015 , and was given a limited release on July 10 , 2015 . It received extremely positive reviews , and currently holds a 97 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes
2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Sundance Film Festival
Sean Baker (filmmaker)