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Sean Baker’s Theatrical Crusade Marches On


“I don’t know if I want to continue making movies if it’s just for television,” Baker said at the WGAs.

“Right now, as filmmakers, we have to fight to keep cinema alive, which means making feature films for theatrical exhibition,” Sean Baker announced on the Cannes stage last May when Anora took home the Palme d’Or. “First and foremost, I make my movies for the big screen and to be seen in theaters, with home entertainment being an afterthought,” Baker told Vulture at the Writers Guild Awards this past weekend. “From a formal standpoint, our film looks better on the big screen, and the immersive sound design we created is so important,” said Joslyn Barnes,who produced and wrote Nickel Boys alongside director RaMell Ross.

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