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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-11-21 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Ira Sachs

Biography:

Ira Sachs is a New York-based American filmmaker. He has directed many acclaimed independent films that have screened at festivals like Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, and Toronto. As a 2013 Guggenheim recipient, Sachs is also the founder and Executive Director of Queer/Art, a non-profit arts organization based in NYC that provides support for LGBTQ artists across disciplines and generations.

Known For

Acting

2020

2016

Film Hawk as Self

2014

1993

Lady as Self (voice)

Writing

2025

Peter Hujar’s Day as Screenplay

2023

Passages as Writer

2019

Frankie as Screenplay

2016

Little Men as Writer

2014

Love Is Strange as Writer

2012

2008

Married Life as Screenplay

2005

1997

The Delta as Writer

1992

Vaudeville as Writer

-

Monty Clift as Writer

Directing

2025

2023

Passages as Director

2016

Little Men as Director

2014

Love Is Strange as Director

2012

Keep the Lights On as Director

2010

Last Address as Director

2008

Married Life as Director

2005

2002

Underground Zero as Director
Untitled as Director

2000

10/26/00 as Director

1997

The Delta as Director

1993

Lady as Director

1992

Vaudeville as Director

-

The Second Wife as Director
The Man I Love as Director

Production

2016

Little Men as Producer

2014

Love Is Strange as Producer

2012

Keep the Lights On as Producer
In Search of Avery Willard as Executive Producer

2011

Woman's Picture as Executive Producer

2008

Married Life as Producer

2005

Camera

2020

Film About a Father Who as Director of Photography

Crew

2025

Plainclothes as Thanks