Baker 's most recent feature , '' The Florida Project '' , premiered in the Directors ' Fortnight section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival , and was theatrically released in the United States on October 6 , 2017 , by A24 . Once again , Baker edited the film himself and co-wrote the script with his frequent collaborator Chris Bergoch . The plot follows a 6-year-old girl living in a motel with her rebellious mother in Greater Orlando as they try to stay out of trouble and make ends meet . The film was praised for its performances ( particularly that of Willem Dafoe as the motel manager ) and Baker 's direction , and was chosen by both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of the year . Dafoe earned Best Supporting Actor nominations at the Oscars , Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards . Baker is also one of the original creators of the sitcom '' Greg the Bunny '' , starring Seth Green and Eugene Levy . The show is based on a series of short segments that Baker directed and wrote , which aired on the Independent Film Channel and which were in turn based on a public-access television show called Junktape . In 2010 , Baker , Spencer Chinoy , and Dan Milano created a spinoff called '' Warren the Ape '' ; the series aired on MTV and was canceled after one season
2017 Cannes Film Festival
2017 Cannes Film Festival
Sean Baker (filmmaker)