【Low-Budget Filmmaking Benchmark 3】Questioning life due to box office failure, but unexpectedly turning things around to win funding for a film opportunity.
Sean Baker gives a voice to society's marginalized through his works. His third feature film, "The Florida Project," had a budget of $46,000 and tells the story of an African immigrant selling goods in New York. Despite spending $100,000 on promotions and only earning back $28,000, Sean Baker was nominated for the Independent Spirit Awards due to the film receiving critical acclaim, and ultimately received a $250,000 investment to produce his new film "Lady Bird." This film earned him the Independent Spirit Award, with American supermodel Dree Hemingway as the lead. Although Sean Baker has faced career lows, he later encountered new opportunities.