Anora, the Palme d'Or winning Sean Baker film about a stripper named Ani (Mikey Madison) pulled into a whirlwind relationship with Russian rich kid Vanya

Frankly, giving the lead the choice of an intimacy coordinator as opposed to immediately employing one on a film in which she is often nude and/or simulating sex seems like a labor law violation.

As the role of an intimacy coordinator (and in fact, the role of intimacy scenes at large) becomes more defined in the entertainment industry, filmmakers and actors are still learning to navigate how to navigate the subject.

Sean Baker’s Anora features several intimate scenes from its star Mikey Madison, and in a recent interview, she opened up on why she chose not to have an intimacy coordinator on hand for them. Madison recently took part in one of Variety’s Actors on Actors videos with Pamela Anderson and opened up about the film.

Intimacy coordinators have been a hot-button topic in Hollywood as norms and standards for filming intimate scenes have changed in the last several years. But what exactly are intimacy coordinators? And most importantly,

Anora star Mikey Madison shared that she chose not to have an intimacy coordinator while shooting sex scenes with her costar Mark Eydelshteyn in order to "immerse" herself in her character.