The work of director Ira Sachs, who makes his home in New York City, has been featured regularly in the Berlinale programme for many years now. Whereas Forty Shades of Blue (2005), Teddy-winner Keep the Lights On (2012), Love is Strange (2014) and most recently Passages (2023) were all screened in the festival's Panorama section, he has also appeared in Generation with Little Men (2016). In 2023, together with his husband, the artist Boris Torres, and their two children, Sachs attended numerous Generation screenings, and he is now delighted to have the opportunity to return as a member of the jury. In addition to his work behind the camera, Sachs is also the founder of the organisation QueerArt, which supports LGBTQ+ artists in film, performance, literature and visual arts.
