Sean Baker to announce shock retirement?

Sad news for Baker fans. Speculation had been rife that the American director best known for the movie Anora, is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 55, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 21/07/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a director isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a director-screenwriter just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouSean

For a little while on Monday evening, #ThankYouSean was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“Sean Baker was unlike any other director we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouSean”
— @universalObserver, 20 Jul 2026

“Baker wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 20 Jul 2026

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