Ira Sachs
Ira Sachs
Ira Sachsis an American filmmaker. His first film was the acclaimed short Lady...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth21 November 1965
CountryUnited States of America
films
All of my films have been autobiographical - it's all I've got to go on.
belong needs wants
Everyone wants to belong, and everyone needs to belong in order to make a career on some level.
fear
I think there's a fear of difference in American cinema.
close
I've been close to two or three couples, gay and straight, who have been together for 45 years.
chose life simply
Most simply but profoundly, I chose to live an honest life, which I think as a gay person is not a given.
queer
My films might have been queer - because I was - but they were not gay.
life
What's interesting to me is the distinction between my old life and my present life.
almost people relationships
Why do people stay in relationships that are tough from almost the very beginning?
queer
Without community events like NewFest, I don't think we'd have a queer cinema in America.
time
You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.
life
You can only begin to share life well when you think well of yourself.
complex good involved publicists run
You can understand why good publicists go on to run distribution companies: because the creativity involved is complex and nuanced.
awards deeply depend dependent expression filmmakers histories intricate personal public relationships spirit work
As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the intricate set of relationships and histories that we filmmakers depend on to make our most personal work.
connected create reality sets time
Every time you make a film, you create a world. You make decisions about sets and costumes, and you create a universe connected to reality, but not reality itself.