For me, every film is actually a form of documentary.
From Ira Sachs
I've always been interested in how the individual comes to know and accept him or herself, which I think has been hard for me.
As a gay person, my life has been marginalized.
Everything encourages you not to tell stories of gay lives. There is no economy yet for that kind of cinema.
As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the intricate set of relationships and histories that we filmmakers depend on to make our most personal work.
I got into filmmaking in order to tell very personal stories, and in this day and age, the opportunity seems all the more precious.
You can only begin to share life well when you think well of yourself.
Without community events like NewFest, I don't think we'd have a queer cinema in America.
My films might have been queer - because I was - but they were not gay.
Being an artist is in part an act of rupture.
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