Director Sean Baker is focusing on making films about sex workers to destigmatize their profession. He believes in decriminalizing sex work and letting workers decide how to use their bodies. Baker and his star Mikey Madison are collaborating on a film that draws inspiration from 'Pretty Woman.'
Director Sean Baker and his Anora star Mikey Madison have spoken about the “collaborative” process of portraying sex workers in a film that he acknowledged hearkens back to the captivating love story in Pretty Woman. https://t.co/zkF2Lr04sN
Cannes entry 'Anora' aims to destigmatize sex work, says director https://t.co/SRXBeceeXi https://t.co/yJvIFuU4PL
Priorities Sean Baker Makes Movies About Sex Workers in Hopes of ‘Helping Remove the Stigma’ — and He’s ‘Already Talking About the Next One’ https://t.co/jRchc7il0X via @variety
#Anora director Sean Baker said sex work should be “decriminalized and not in any way regulated, because it’s a sex worker’s body and it’s up to them to decide how they will use it in their livelihood.” https://t.co/QlEmJn6qGF
Sean Baker hopes making films about sex workers can help "remove the stigma that’s been applied to this livelihood." Though it may not always be the focus of his films, he said “we’re already talking about the next one and it involves a sex worker, so.” https://t.co/QlEmJn5SR7
Sean Baker Makes Movies About Sex Workers in Hopes of 'Helping Remove the Stigma' -- and He's 'Already Talking About the Next One' https://t.co/xQ9QLQUsuf