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Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn and Karren Karagulian talk about trusting and working with director Sean Baker for 'Anora', Academy Award winner for Best Picture. This was recorded on Tuesday December 3, 2025, as part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Conversations program. Watch the full Conversation moderated by Jeremy O. Harris, here: • Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Mark Eyd... The views expressed in the presentation materials and films, and by the guests and moderators are solely those of the organization and/or individual providing them and do not reflect the opinions of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, its staff or Board of Directors.

Cast of Anora, Best Picture Oscar Winner, talks about working with Sean Baker…

Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn and Karren Karagulian talk about trusting and working with director Sean Baker for Anora, Academy Award winner for Best Picture. This was recorded on Tuesday December 3, 2024, as part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Conversations program. Watch the full Conversation moderated by Jeremy O. Harris.

Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn and Karren Karagulian talk about trusting and working with director Sean Baker for 'Anora', Academy Award winner for Best Picture. This was recorded on Tuesday December 3, 2025, as part of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Conversations program. Watch the full Conversation moderated by Jeremy O. Harris, here: • Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Mark Eyd... The views expressed in the presentation materials and films, and by the guests and moderators are solely those of the organization and/or individual providing them and do not reflect the opinions of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, its staff or Board of Directors.

The views expressed in the presentation materials and films, and by the guests and moderators are solely those of the organization and/or individual providing them and do not reflect the opinions of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, its staff or Board of Directors.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA, pronounced /sæɡˈæftrə/ sag-AF-trə) is an American labor union that reflects the 2012 merger of SAG (the Screen Actors Guild) and AFTRA (the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists). It represents approximately 160,000 media professionals worldwide. SAG-AFTRA is a member of the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States. SAG-AFTRA is also a member of the International Federation of Actors (FIA).

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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, educational and state-of-the-art resources to SAG-AFTRA members. The Foundation believes that the contributions made to our culture by performing artists are not only valuable, but essential.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA, pronounced /sæɡˈæftrə/ sag-AF-trə) is an American labor union that reflects the 2012 merger of SAG (the Screen Actors Guild) and AFTRA (the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists). It represents approximately 160,000 media professionals worldwide. SAG-AFTRA is a member of the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States. SAG-AFTRA is also a member of the International Federation of Actors (FIA).

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation relies entirely on donations to provide emergency assistance and free educational programs to SAG-AFTRA artists. This conversation is made possible thanks to the generosity of our supporters.

The guild also urged people to donate to a charity to help those in need, noting that donations can be made to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s natural disaster relief fund to help the SAG-AFTRA community.

Since 1985, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation has granted over $33 million in emergency financial assistance to SAG-AFTRA artists and families in urgent need. If you are a SAG-AFTRA artist and need help, please ask. And, if you can help, please give at: https://sagaftra.foundation/donate.

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Watch the full interview with Madison, Borisov, Eydelshteyn and Karagulian below:

Directed by Sean Baker, and Written by Sean Baker, and Produced by Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker, Starring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Aleksei Serebryakov, Darya Ekamasova, with Cinematography by Drew Daniels, and Edited by Sean Baker, with Music by Matthew Hearon-Smith, and Production companies: FilmNation Entertainment, and Cre Film, and Distributed by Neon (2024)

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