“From a young age, looking at the world through the eyes of a social scientist has always interested me.” Making movies about life in the margins of the metropolis brought Ira Sachs the status as one of modern New York’s most insightful chroniclers. His intimate films explore themes of love, sexuality, gay identity, family, and class inequality against the backdrop of a constantly changing city. His unofficial trilogy, including The Delta (1996), Keep the Lights On (2012) and Love Is Strange (2014), maps love and desire over a lifetime, from teenage hook-ups and anonymous sex to coupledom and late marriage. With subtlety and nuance, Ira depicts the day-to-day struggles of ordinary people.