Ira Sachs was born in Memphis, TN, in 1965. His most recent film, LOVE IS STRANGE, with Alfred Molina, John Lithgow, and Marisa Tomei, was nominated for 2 Gotham Awards and 4 Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature. His previous films include KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, (4 Independent Spirit Award Nominations), MARRIED LIFE, THE DELTA, and the 2005 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning FORTY SHADES OF BLUE. He and Mauricio Zacharias are presently writing a film about the actor Montgomery Clift for HBO.
A recipient of both Guggenheim and Rockefeller Fellowships, his work has been included in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and MoMA. Sachs is the founder and Executive Director of Queer/Art, a non-profit arts organization that provides support for a diverse group of LGBTQ artists across disciplines and generations. He lives in New York City with his husband, painter Boris Torres, and their two children, Viva and Felix.
