Ira Sachs


Ira Sachs is an American filmmaker. His first film was the short, Lady.

Biography

Sachs was born in Memphis, Tennessee. His films include The Delta, Forty Shades of Blue, Married Life, Keep the Lights On, and Love Is Strange. His newest film, Little Men, premiered at Sundance in 2016.
Sachs is Jewish and openly gay. He described Keep the Lights On as semi-autobiographical film. In January 2012, Sachs married artist Boris Torres in New York city, a few days before their twins, Viva and Felix, were born.
He appeared in the German documentary Wie ich lernte die Zahlen zu lieben/How I Learned to Love the Numbers by Oliver Sechting and Max Taubert.

Filmography

As a Director
YearTitleNotes
1997The Delta
2005Forty Shades of Blue
2007Married Life
2012Keep the Lights On
2014Love Is Strange
2016Little Men
2019Frankie

Awards &; Nominations