Sean Baker Anora wins the best director

When Sean Baker (Aor) Won the best director on the movie Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, took the opportunity to think about the current state of an independent film and said that the industry should change to keep the movie genre alive.

“Indie movie is currently fighting, more than ever before,” Baker told the audience in a long speech. “There are DVD sales days that allow for more risk to take on challenging films. This flow of revenue is gone anymore, and the only way to see a significant back-end is to have a cash register with a profit that far exceeds what each of our films will ever see unless you are Damien Leone and hit gold with a franchise like Terrain. But as we all know, this is extreme for me and I think for many of my peers. If we are lucky, the average number of years dedicated to filming the movie is about three. I think most of us worked much longer on our movies, but we go with three. ”

He continued: “If you are a writer who is currently trying to break, there is a good chance of making a movie for free or make anything else in production or sales. How do you support yourself with medium or no income over three years? Say you are happy that you are with the guild. And what you have left is just not enough to go in today’s world, especially if someone tries to serve the family. Since I am an indie movie Lifer and I know that there are other indie movie life in this room, those who do not see indie movies as call cards, those who do not make these movies landing in a series or studio. “

“We want complete artistic freedom and freedom of acting that is right for the role, not who (was) forced into actors, given the value of the cash register or how many followers have on social media,” Baker added, perhaps reference to Maya Hawke’s statement earlier This week that some manufacturers can throw someone on the basis of their follower. “The system has to change because it is simply unsustainable. We create a product that creates jobs and income for the whole industry. We shouldn’t barely pass. Creatives involved in projects that extend in age must start to get much higher in advance, because at the back end it can no longer rely on more. We have to demand that. If not, indie movies will simply become movies for business cards. I know that’s not what I applied for. So we are looking for what we are worth. “

Baker was nominated with Brady Corbet (Brutalist) But Abbasi (Trainee), Alonso Ruzpalacios (Kitchen) and Jane Schoenbrun (I saw a TV shine). In an interview with his colleagues, Baker said, “We all know that we are not the best. We all made completely original films and it is my honor to be in this category with you.”

Aor He soon won the best feature (as well as the best leading effect for Mikey Madison) after Beker’s best director’s victory. Producer Samantha Quan also made a statement of the importance of an independent film during her speech about accepting: “I watched the movie, My old assAnd it touched me so much. And I really have to say that it made me think Aor And Indie movie and everything, we hope that we will all be able to be young enough and stupid to follow our hearts no matter what the outcome is. “

Baker then entered the stage to finish the show and paid tribute to Joshu Welsh, the former independent president of the movie that died earlier this year: “I know we all think tonight about Joshu Welsh, in the true champion of independent voices and a wonderful, kind human being . We’ll miss you, Josh. We will miss you. Long independent live cinemas. “

Find the full list of winners with 40th annual Spirit Spirit Awards here and here see the arrivals on the red carpet.