Directors Guild of America Screening Invite!
Hi Vibrant members, the Director's Guild of American's LGBTQIA Group has invited us to the below screening on 10/24. RSVP direct if you're interested: https://cf.dga.org/public/LGBTQ/2026/AnnualEvent/NonMemberIndustryInvite.html
Saturday, October 24
4:00 p.m. PT
DGA Theater 1
7920 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Please join the LGBTQ+ Committee for a tribute to Director Ira Sachs, featuring a screening of his new film The Man I Love, followed by a Q&A with Sachs moderated by Director Lisa Cholodenko.
Dinner, DJ and Dancing to Follow.
This event will feature a rare, focused conversation celebrating Sachs and his fearless LGBTQ+ voice in film. The evening will explore his creative resilience, resistance to convention and groundbreaking body of work, which has expanded what is possible both on screen and throughout our industry.
About the Film
Set in the vibrant era of late 80s New York, the film follows Jimmy George, a charismatic Downtown performance artist in an extraordinary moment between great illness and death when, still, all beauty and love is possible.
A 2026 Official Cannes Competition Selection.
In addition to The Man I Love, Sachs' directorial credits include the feature films Peter Hujar's Day, Passages, Frankie, Little Men, Love Is Strange, Keep the Lights On, Married Life, Forty Shades of Blue, The Delta, Vaudeville and Boy-Girl, Boy-Girl. He has been a DGA member since 2006 and has served on the Eastern Directors Council.
