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Ira Sachs Discusses Queer Cinema and 'The Man I Love'

Updated 2026-05-25 15:20 UTC 1 source Neutral

Director Ira Sachs reflects on his four-decade career in queer cinema with the release of 'The Man I Love,' a film set in the 1980s. He discusses casting decisions and the impact of Trump's presidency on LGBTQ+ representation.

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Ira Sachs on ‘The Man I Love,’ Queer Cinema in the Age of Trump and Casting Straight Actors in Gay Roles: ‘I Don’t Ask People Who They’ve Slept With’

For four decades, Ira Sachs has chronicled queer life in New York, shining a light on the artists and iconoclasts whose work gives the city such a vibrant, transgressive edge. “The Man I Love,” which Sachs describes as one of his most personal films, adds to the canon. Set in the 1980s a

2026-05-25 15:13 UTC