Ira Sachs
Ira Sachs | |
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Born | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | November 21, 1965
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Known for | The Delta, Forty Shades of Blue, Married Life, Keep the Lights On |
Spouse(s) | Boris Torres (m. 2012) |
Children | 2 |
Ira Sachs (born November 21, 1965) is an American filmmaker. His first film was the short Lady (1993).
Biography[]
Sachs was born in Memphis, Tennessee. His films include The Delta (1997), Forty Shades of Blue (2005), Married Life (2007), Keep the Lights On (2012), and Love Is Strange (2014).[1] His newest film, Little Men, premiered at Sundance in 2016.
Sachs is Jewish and openly gay.[2][3] He described Keep the Lights On as semi-autobiographical film.[4] In January 2012, Sachs married artist Boris Torres in New York city, a few days before their twins were born.[5][6] Sachs and Torres co-parent the children with documentary cinematographer and filmmaker Kirsten Johnson, who bore them.[7]
He appeared in the German documentary Wie ich lernte die Zahlen zu lieben/How I Learned to Love the Numbers (2014) by Oliver Sechting and Max Taubert.
Filmography[]
As a Director
Year | Title | Notes |
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1997 | The Delta | |
2005 | Forty Shades of Blue | |
2007 | Married Life | |
2012 | Keep the Lights On | |
2014 | Love Is Strange | |
2016 | Little Men | |
2019 | Frankie |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1997 | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | The Delta | Nominated |
1997 | Rotterdam International Film Festival | Outstanding Emerging Talent | Nominated | |
1997 | Gotham Awards | Open Palm Award | Nominated | |
2005 | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Forty Shades of Blue | Won |
2005 | Deauville Film Festival | Grand Special Prize | Nominated | |
2012 | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Keep the Lights On | Nominated |
2012 | Berlin International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Won | |
2012 | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature | Nominated | |
2012 | Cahiers du cinéma | Best Film | 10th Place | |
2013 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Nominated | |
2013 | Best Director | Nominated | ||
2013 | Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
2014 | Cahiers du cinéma | Best Film | Love is Strange | 8th Place |
2014 | Deauville Film Festival | Grand Special Prize | Nominated | |
2014 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Nominated | |
2014 | Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
2014 | Gotham Awards | Best Feature | Nominated | |
2014 | Audience Awards | Nominated | ||
2014 | Satellite Award | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | |
2016 | Berlin International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Little Men | Nominated |
2016 | Teddy Award | Nominated | ||
2016 | Deauville Film Festival | Grand Special Prize | Won | |
2016 | Edinburgh International Film Festival | Audience Award | Nominated | |
2017 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Screenplay | Nominated | |
2019 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Frankie | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ Ira Sachs Archived 2006-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. Filmmakers Profile. Sundance Channel L.L.C.
- ^ "Ira Sachs Interview". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008.
- ^ Elizabeth Thompson (2014-01-07). "Ira Sachs on Queer Art". Papermag.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ "Out of the Dark". Retrieved 2015-10-16.
- ^ "With 'Love Is Strange,' Ira Sachs Made The Year's Best Love Story". Retrieved 2015-10-16.
- ^ "Will Gay Drama 'Love Is Strange' Shatter Hollywood's Glass Ceiling?". Retrieved 2015-10-16.
- ^ Hubert, Craig (September 15, 2016). "At Home With a Very Modern, Very Artistic Family". T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
External links[]
- 1965 births
- Living people
- American male screenwriters
- LGBT directors from the United States
- LGBT writers from the United States
- LGBT Jews
- LGBT screenwriters
- People from Memphis, Tennessee
- LGBT people from Tennessee
- Gay writers
- Jewish American writers
- English-language film directors
- Film directors from Tennessee
- Screenwriters from Tennessee