# 434: A Conversation With Writer/Director Sean Baker ('Anora')

An episode of [Pop Culture Confidential](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282), 17 Nov 2024, 25 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602419/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424969965-44100-2-a65786531aeda0ab.mp3

Christina is thrilled to have writer/director Sean Baker ('Tangerine'. 'The Florida Project') on Pop Culture Confidential! His wonderful new movie 'Anora' won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and is receiving major awards buzz. In this wide ranging conversation Christina talks to Baker about 'Anora', Mikey Madison's career making performance, exploring the lives of sex workers in several of his films, how his own addiction and recovery factors into his stories, his writing process and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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