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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
time
You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.
queer
Without community events like NewFest, I don't think we'd have a queer cinema in America.
almost people relationships
Why do people stay in relationships that are tough from almost the very beginning?