A DGA LGBTQ+ Committee Event ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
 
DGA LGBTQ+ Committee presents: A Pride Celebration of Director Lee Daniels
 
 

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.


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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.


The Man I Love - Directed by Ira Sachs 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.



An RSVP is required to attend this event. For questions, please email LGBTQPlus@dga.org.



DGA Accessibility Reminder: The Guild is committed to the full inclusion of its members and as such would like to ensure proper accommodations are provided to all attendees (e.g. people with disabilities) as needed. If you have a need for accommodations to ensure your full participation for this event, please contact access@dga.org to submit your request.

 

 
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