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Ira Sachs
Director 60 years old

Ira Sachs

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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,... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

9 titles
Peter Hujar's Day

Peter Hujar's Day

Ira Sachs 2025 1h 16m

A recently discovered conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz in 1974 reveals a glimpse into New York City’s downtown art scene and the personal struggles and epiphanies that define an artist’s life.

Passages

Passages

Ira Sachs 2023 1h 32m

Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions he may be unprepared—or unwilling—to deal with.

Frankie

Frankie

Ira Sachs 2019 1h 38m

About three generations of a family grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in the historic town of Sintra, Portugal.

Little Men

Little Men

Ira Sachs 2016 1h 25m

Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.

Love Is Strange

Love Is Strange

Ira Sachs 2014 1h 38m 6.7

After 39 years together, Ben and George finally tie the knot, but George loses his job as a result, and the newlyweds must sell their New York apartment and live apart, relying on friends and family to make ends meet.

Keep the Lights On

Keep the Lights On

Ira Sachs 2012 1h 42m

In 1997 New York City, filmmaker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a one-night fling. As their relationship evolves through dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.

Married Life

Married Life

Ira Sachs 2007 1h 30m 6.0

A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much – so instead he decides to kill her.

Forty Shades of Blue

Forty Shades of Blue

Ira Sachs 2005 1h 48m

A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.

The Delta

The Delta

Ira Sachs 1997 1h 25m

In Memphis, a middle-class white teenager and a black Vietnamese immigrant meet in a gay cruising spot and discover what they don't have in common.

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