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‘Anora’ Director Sean Baker Finds It “Frustrating” That Filmmakers Are “Abandoning Celluloid”
After shooting 'Anora' on 35mm, writer-director Sean Baker is mourning the death of celluloid in Hollywood.
The Anora writer-director, who shot the Palme d’Or winner on Kodak 35mm, recently mourned the death of analog as he explained how “very frustrating” it is to watch the industry become almost entirely digital. In Anora, Mikey Madison stars as Ani, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, whose life takes an unexpected turn when she meets and impulsively marries Vanya (Mark Eidelstein), the impetuous son of a Russian billionaire. “Over the course of many years, I finally figured out the plot once I found myself wanting to explore the theme of power dynamics within this world — and with sex work included,” he explained.
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