In the 97th Academy Awards press room, Oscar-winning Anora writer, director, editor, producer and cinephile Sean Baker (with fellow producers Samantha Quan and Alex Coco) tells Letterboxd about how film institutions like Cannes Film Festival and Film Independent help to bring indie films to the world.

Plus: a physical-media shout out to the “ionate people” restoring “so many incredible films from our past... We’re living in a golden age!”