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
crucial life since
I've been hiding crucial events in my life since I was 13.
life
As a gay person, my life has been marginalized.
life
You can only begin to share life well when you think well of yourself.
life
What's interesting to me is the distinction between my old life and my present life.
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.
art gotten less life loving
As I've gotten less righteous, less pedagogic, I have become more loving of the artificiality, the art form, the imitation of life in film.
aspects exciting good hidden life movies revealing secrets truths
Secrets make for good drama, and revealing the hidden truths and contradictions of life is, for me, one of the most exciting aspects of making movies.
catching life middle thrown
I like a film that makes the audience feel like they are in the middle of life as it is moving, and in a way, they are catching up. They are thrown into things.
act aids alive both came city dying height including involved movies time york
I came to N.Y.C. in 1988 and got very involved with Act Up. I also started making movies, including two very gay shorts, 'Vaudeville' and 'Lady.' It was the height of the AIDS epidemic, and New York City was both dying and very alive at the same time.
dad happened present staying
I happened to be staying with my dad and his present 19-year-old girlfriend. So that was really fascinating ? it was a mirror-image kind of experience.
A lot of what I think I do as a director is try to give everything over to the actor. So I disappear.
embracing instead realize strength
I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same.
conflict continue conversation director influenced
I have been very influenced by the director Maurice Pialat, who I continue to be in conversation and conflict with and get inspiration from.
age filmmaking opportunity order personal seems
I got into filmmaking in order to tell very personal stories, and in this day and age, the opportunity seems all the more precious.