Ira Sachs

Forty Shades of Blue tells the story of Laura, a young Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock n' roll legend, and the personal awakening she experiences in the wake of her unfortunate affair with his estranged son. (First Look Pictures)

A 1940s-set drama where an adulterous man plots his wife's death instead of putting her through the humiliation of a divorce. (imdb)

Lincoln is a darkly handsome youth who, though having a girlfriend, cruises the city's parks after dark for furtive sexual encounters with other men. There, and later in a peep show store, he meets Minh, a talkative but somewhat troubled young man and the son of a black GI and a Vietnamese woman. Minh takes a liking to the shy Lincoln and they soon set up a strange, quasi-sexual friendship that quickly results in a boat ride deep down the Mississippi Delta in a modern Tom and Huck adventure. (tlavideo.com)

In Last Address, filmmaker Ira Sachs, who first moved to the city himself in 1984, uses images of the exteriors of the houses, apartment buildings, and lofts where these and others were living at the time of their deaths to mark the disappearance of a generation. The elegiac film is both a remembrance of that loss, as well as an evocation of the continued presence of their work in our lives and culture. (imdb)

Keep the Lights On chronicles the emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addiction, and friendship of two men. Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takers--compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity, and to be true to himself. (mubi.com)

After Ben and George get married, George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to stay with friends separately while they sell their place and look for cheaper housing -- a situation that weighs heavily on all involved. (imdb)

About a new pair of best friends whose bond is tested by their parents' battle over a dress shop lease. (imdb)

Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces.

About two men who've been together for fifteen years and what happens when one of them has an affair with a woman.

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Conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and Linda Rosenkrantz from 1974 sheds light on New York's vibrant downtown art world and the introspective journey of an artist's life.