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Mauricio Zacharias

Mauricio Zacharias

“If you’re working for a studio as a writer, you usually have to respond to an array of different opinions on your script, and because there’s so much money involved, the bottom line has to be commercial success. The problem is that nobody really knows how audiences will react to a film that’s still on the paper… When you’re writing an independent film, there’s one voice you need to listen to, and that’s the director’s. It’s one vision. Hopefully you’ll agree with that vision — otherwise, don’t take the job! — and that makes the whole process less painful.”

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    Passages

    PASSAGES

    IRA SACHS France, 2023

    Three lovers spin in a vortex of pent-up desire and resentment in Ira Sachs’ fresh, honest and acerbically funny take on messy, modern relationships. Just like its dynamic leads—Franz Rogowski, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Ben Whishaw—this refreshingly fluid relationship drama simply oozes sex appeal.

    Keep the Lights On

    KEEP THE LIGHTS ON

    IRA SACHS United States, 2012

    Premiering at Sundance, this indie is a sensitive look at the lifecycle of an imperfect match. Director Ira Sachs based the script on his own personal relationship, but transcends the personal aspects of his experience to form a universal and resonant look at the bonds formed through a partnership.

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