A fter news broke of the death of director Jeff Baena on January 4, frequent collaborators and friends began paying tribute to the late creative who was instrumental to the indie

The 'Sonic' actor, who appeared alongside Baena's wife Aubrey Plaza in 'Joshy,' 'The Little Hours' and 'Life After Beth,' remembered the writer-director as "a connector of people, a fosterer of possibility

Adam Pally, a frequent collaborator and friend of Jeff Baena, remembered the late writer-director as 'authentic' and a 'connector of people' in a tribute shared on Instagram following Baena's death at age 47.