First Look At Sean Baker-Produced Doc

EXCLUSIVE: Protagonist Picks, the specialist label from gross sales and manufacturing outfit Protagonist, has acquired Toronto-bound hybrid documentary Trendy Whore, exec-produced by Oscar winner Sean Baker (Anora).

Protagonist will launch worldwide gross sales at TIFF on the film, which is being launched in North America by Quiver. Above is a primary teaser for the movie.

Tailored from former escort and present intercourse employee advocate Andrea Werhun’s memoir of the identical identify, Trendy Whore marks the characteristic debut of director Nicole Bazuin, who collaborated with Werhun on the memoir, and whose pictures was featured prominently within the e book.

The characteristic reimagines in style depictions of intercourse work by way of the lived experiences of author, performer, and intercourse employee, Werhun. Primarily based on her e book Trendy Whore: A Memoir, she grapples with social stigma and reclaims her narrative in a collection of humorous, heartbreaking, and stunning tales.

The movie is produced by Lauren Grant of Clique Photos (Sugar Daddy), together with Werhun and Bazuin below their manufacturing banner Virgin Twins. Govt producers are Jeff Sackman and Berry Meyerowitz for Quiver Distribution, together with James J. Yi, Amir Endalah, Terry King, John Laing, Mark Gingras, Alex Kingsmill, Martha Loewen, and Justin Stockman.

“At Protagonist Picks, we’re drawn to tales which are fearless and unforgettable, and Trendy Whore is strictly that,” mentioned Ivars. “Nicole and Andrea have created a movie that’s directly hilarious, and profoundly necessary in the way in which it reframes and reclaims intercourse employee narratives. It’s provocative in one of the simplest ways and destined to spark dialog. We’re excited for the world premiere and to introduce the movie to our companions at TIFF.”

“We couldn’t ask for higher champions than Protagonist Picks and Quiver. Their perception in Trendy Whore means the world to us, and TIFF is the proper place to launch a dialog we hope ripples far past the pageant,” added Bazuin.

“We’re completely thrilled to have had the chance to work with Nicole Bazuin, Andrea Werhun, Lauren Grant, Sean Baker and the remainder of the exceptional staff behind Trendy Whore,” commented Quiver co-presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman. “We will’t watch for audiences to expertise the movie when it world premieres on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition, and we’re delighted to be collaborating with the unbelievable staff at Protagonist Picks in bringing this highly effective, groundbreaking documentary to international audiences.”

Launched at Cannes 2025, label Protagonist Picks “gives a mixture of premium handpicked options, documentaries, and episodic programming”.