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Ira Sachs — Meet the Filmmakers | Criteria

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Ira Sachs

Meet Ira Sachs, the veteran filmmaker whose acclaimed anti-biopic PETER HUJAR’S DAY recreates a day in the life of the legendary photographer. In the following interview, Sachs discusses the challenges of adapting a transcript into a narrative feature, his attention to light and the passage of ti...

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Ira Sachs Interview

Ira Sachs Interview

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Films by Ira Sachs

Films in our database that Ira Sachs was involved in making.

Peter Hujar’s Day

Peter Hujar’s Day

Dick Johnson Is Dead

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Dick Johnson Is Dead

Film About a Father Who

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Film About a Father Who

The Delta

The Delta