Sean Baker already had his happy ending. In May, the American director won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his electric new comedy-drama, Anora. For Baker, a life-long lover of world cinema, it was a freeze-frame moment. “That was everything for me. The dream come true. Roll credits.”
Instead, conversation among some of his backers switched instantly to what was, for them, more pressing business. “Suddenly, it was ‘You know you’re an Oscar frontrunner now? So…
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