Sean Baker’s NEW Film ‘Red Rocket’ is Set in Texas

Written By Sebastian Sauerborn

Red Rocket is a hilarious and touching film about a formerly successful, but now near penniless adult entertainer, who returns to his small Texas hometown in search of a new start.  

I’m joined by writer and director Sean Baker to hear about how the film was shot, why he chose Texas, and what he learned from spending so much time shooting in the state…  

“Everybody except for our three leads are from Texas and they’re all first-timers.” – Sean Baker

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introducing filmmaker Sean Baker and his new film ‘Red Rocket.’
06:28 – How Sean was able to represent Texas so authentically.
08:02 – What it was like having local Texans who had never acted before in a movie.
09:37 – How Sean finds talented first-time actors.
11:38 – The lack of authenticity of most leading actors and actresses.
13:05 – How Sean introduces slang in his films.
14:24 – The importance of location in a film and why Sean chose Texas.
28:04 – Sean’s impressions of Texas and his time in Austin.
30:31 – Texas BBQ and how Sean worked it into the film.  

Sebastian Sauerborn
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