Ira Sachs
Ira Sachs (born November 21, 1965 in Memphis , Tennessee ) is an American film director .
Life
Sachs studied literature and film theory at Yale University and graduated with a BA. His first work was the short film Lady (1993). He was represented at the Sundance Film Festival with his films The Delta (1997), Forty Shades of Blue (2005) and Married Life (2007) .
In his film Keep the Lights On (2012), which was also represented at the Sundance Film Festival, Sachs addressed his love affair with the literary agent Bill Clegg and his addiction to crack. The film won the Teddy Award at the Berlinale 2012 in the feature film category. His film Little Men was nominated as Best Feature Film for the Transparent Bear in the Generation Kplus section of the 2016 Berlinale .
Sachs is married to the painter Boris Torres and has two children.
Filmography (selection)
As a director
- 1996: The Delta
- 1996: boy-girl, boy-girl
- 2005: Forty Shades of Blue
- 2007: Married Life
- 2012: Keep the Lights On
- 2014: Love Is Strange (Love Is Strange)
- 2016: Little Men
- 2019: Frankie
As a performer
- 2014: How I Learned to Love Numbers
Web links
- Official website
- Ira Sachs in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Drama with a happy ending . In: Frankfurter Rundschau online, accessed on November 15, 2012
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sachs, Ira |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Memphis (Tennessee) |