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Ira Sachs is a NYC-based filmmaker whose feature films include PASSAGES, LITTLE MEN, LOVE IS STRANGE, KEEP THE LIGHTS ON and his newest, PETER HUJAR'S DAY with Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall, opening this fall. In 2009, he founded Queer|Art, and organization that provides mentorship and support from queer and trans artists across disciplines and generations.

Isabel Sandoval is recognized as “one of the most exciting and multitalented filmmakers on the indie scene with a bold approach to cinematic style” by The Criterion Collection. Meanwhile, The Museum of Modern Art has recognized her as a “rarity among the young generation of Filipino filmmakers.” Her debut feature, SEÑORITA, premiered at Locarno. Her widely acclaimed third feature, LINGUA FRANCA, premiered at Venice and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award; it’s considered a canonical work in trans cinema. She starred in the César Award-winning short film Maria Schneider 1983 by Elisabeth Subrin. She has been on the festival juries at Cannes, Locarno, BFI London, and Mumbai and is a MacDowell and Yaddo Fellow. Her TV directing credits include the Emmy-nominated Under The Banner of Heaven starring Andrew Garfield and Sam Worthington and The Summer I Turned Pretty. Her latest feature—the 1970s Manila-set romantic noir MOONGLOW—will premiere in early 2026. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Sciences (AMPAS) in the Directors branch.

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