section_path: Career/2000–2014: Directorial debut and early work
section_name: 2000–2014: Directorial debut and early work
paragraph_text: 2000–2014: Directorial debut and early work
  
  Baker's first feature film was Four Letter Words (2000), a film revolving around the looks, views, attitudes, and language of young men in America. He wrote, directed, and edited the film. Baker is one of the original creators of the sitcom Greg the Bunny (2002–2006), starring Seth Green and Eugene Levy. It is based on a series of short segments which Baker directed and wrote. The series aired on the Independent Film Channel and was in turn derived from a public-access television show called Junktape. In 2010, Baker, Spencer Chinoy, and Dan Milano created a spinoff called Warren the Ape; the series aired on MTV and was canceled after one season.
  
  He made Take Out (2004), which he co-wrote, co-directed, co-edited, and co-produced with frequent collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou on a budget of $3000. The film revolves around an undocumented Chinese immigrant falling behind on payments on a smuggling debt, leaving him only one day to come up with the money. The film's world premiere was at the Slamdance Film Festival in Los Angeles on January 18, 2004. After it was screened at over 25 film festivals a legal dispute with Seth Landau, who was planning to release a film with the same name, delayed its release until June 6, 2008.
  
  Baker's third feature film, Prince of Broadway, premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 22, 2008. The film follows a Ghanaian immigrant selling knock-off merchandise in Manhattan who discovers that he has a son. He directed, wrote, co-produced, shot, and edited the film. Baker also self-financed the distribution and advertising of the film. Take Out and Prince of Broadway were nominated for the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award at the same ceremony in 2008. Baker next directed Starlet, which was co-written with Chris Bergoch, and stars Dree Hemingway and Besedka Johnson. Starlet explores the unlikely friendship between 21-year-old Jane (Hemingway) and 85-year-old Sadie (Johnson), two women whose lives intersect in California's San Fernando Valley. The world premiere for the film was at SXSW on March 11, 2012 and it was given a limited release on November 9, 2012.
  
  Baker's first feature film was Four Letter Words (2000), a film revolving around the looks, views, attitudes, and language of young men in America. He wrote, directed, and edited the film. Baker is one of the original creators of the sitcom Greg the Bunny (2002–2006), starring Seth Green and Eugene Levy. It is based on a series of short segments which Baker directed and wrote. The series aired on the Independent Film Channel and was in turn derived from a public-access television show called Junktape. In 2010, Baker, Spencer Chinoy, and Dan Milano created a spinoff called Warren the Ape; the series aired on MTV and was canceled after one season.
  
  He made Take Out (2004), which he co-wrote, co-directed, co-edited, and co-produced with frequent collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou on a budget of $3000. The film revolves around an undocumented Chinese immigrant falling behind on payments on a smuggling debt, leaving him only one day to come up with the money. The film's world premiere was at the Slamdance Film Festival in Los Angeles on January 18, 2004. After it was screened at over 25 film festivals a legal dispute with Seth Landau, who was planning to release a film with the same name, delayed its release until June 6, 2008.
  
  Baker's third feature film, Prince of Broadway, premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 22, 2008. The film follows a Ghanaian immigrant selling knock-off merchandise in Manhattan who discovers that he has a son. He directed, wrote, co-produced, shot, and edited the film. Baker also self-financed the distribution and advertising of the film. Take Out and Prince of Broadway were nominated for the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award at the same ceremony in 2008. Baker next directed Starlet, which was co-written with Chris Bergoch, and stars Dree Hemingway and Besedka Johnson. Starlet explores the unlikely friendship between 21-year-old Jane (Hemingway) and 85-year-old Sadie (Johnson), two women whose lives intersect in California's San Fernando Valley. The world premiere for the film was at SXSW on March 11, 2012 and it was given a limited release on November 9, 2012.