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
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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.
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I got into filmmaking in order to tell very personal stories, and in this day and age, the opportunity seems all the more precious.
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Capturing intimacy is pretty much the only thing I'm interested in. That's what excites me and what I find beautiful in movies personally - that almost obscene sense that we shouldn't be this close to these people. I find that very inviting and meaningful as an audience member.
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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.
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You can understand why good publicists go on to run distribution companies: because the creativity involved is complex and nuanced.
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You can only begin to share life well when you think well of yourself.
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You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.
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Without community events like NewFest, I don't think we'd have a queer cinema in America.
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Why do people stay in relationships that are tough from almost the very beginning?
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What's interesting to me is the distinction between my old life and my present life.
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There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.
New York grabbed me too hard, as did adulthood.
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My films might have been queer - because I was - but they were not gay.
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Music Box has proven itself in a few short years to be a cutting edge distributor with a sophisticated understanding of both the market and cinema.