Director
Ira Sachs
November 21, 1965 · 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, including Forty Shades of Blue (2005), Keep the Lights On (2012), Love Is Strange (2014), Little Men (2016), and Passages (2023).
Notable work
Often works with
Alfred Molina
2 titles together
Love Is Strange, Little Men
Marisa Tomei
2 titles together
Love Is Strange, Frankie
Darren E. Burrows
2 titles together
Love Is Strange, Forty Shades of Blue
Sebastian La Cause
2 titles together
Love Is Strange, Keep the Lights On
Ben Whishaw
2 titles together
Passages, Peter Hujar's Day
Greg Kinnear
2 titles together
Little Men, Frankie
Full filmography · 18
The Man I Love
Director and Writer
2027
Peter Hujar's Day
Director
2025
Passages
Director and Writer
20236.3
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Director
2019
Before I Forget
Director
2019
Frankie
Director
20194.8
Little Men
Director and Writer
20166.4
Love Is Strange
Director and Writer
20146.3
Keep the Lights On
Writer and Director
20125.7
Last Address
Director
2010
Married Life
Director
20085.8
Forty Shades of Blue
Director and Writer
20054.5