Ira Sachs

Biography

Ira Sachs (born November 21, 1965) is an American filmmaker. Sachs began his career directing short films, including Vaudeville (1991) and Lady (1993), before making his feature film debut with The Delta (1997). Sachs later won acclaim for his dramatic independent films, including Forty Shades of Blue (2005), Keep the Lights On (2012), Love Is Strange (2014), Little Men (2016), and Passages (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ira Sachs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

• ★Guggenheim Fellowship · 2013
• ★Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award · 2005
• ☆Independent Spirit Award — Best Screenplay · 2013 · nominated
• ☆Independent Spirit Award — Best Director · 2013 · nominated
• ☆Open Palm Award · 1997 · nominated