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Dear Programmers:

The Film Collaborative is thrilled to announce that we are now handling Festival Booking in North America for Ira Sach’s award-winning KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. If you’ve been wondering how to book this film for your festival or event anywhere in North America, well, now you know!

Launched at Sundance 2012 and winner of the Teddy Award for best Queer Film at the 2012 Berlinale, KEEP THE LIGHTS ON has been garnering rave reviews from leading critics around the world. According to the Village Voice, “Sachs’s stunner is a front-runner for best American film of the year.”

To request screener or to book in North America, email us at festivals@thefilmcollaborative.org.




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2012 | USA | 101 min.

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Director Ira Sachs
Writers Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias
Producers Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs
Executive Producers Ali Betil, Jawal Nga, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen
Editor Affonso Gonçalves
Cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis
Production Designer Amy Williams
Costume Designer Elisabeth Vastola
Cast Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, Julianne Nicholson, Souléymane Sy Savané, Paprika Steen

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ABOUT THE FILM:
KEEP THE LIGHTS ON chronicles the emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addiction, and friendship of two men. Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takers—compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity and to be true to himself.

KEEP THE LIGHTS ON is shot with a grainy beauty that transports us to its late ’90s setting. It resonates with textures of New York City, accentuated by disco beats and a mournful cello, both from musician Arthur Russell’s eclectic catalog. Director Ira Sachs’s fearlessly personal screenplay is anchored by Danish actor Thure Lindhardt, who embodies Erik’s isolation and vulnerability with a gentle presence. Harrowing and romantic, visceral and intellectual, KEEP THE LIGHTS ON is a moving film that looks at love and all of its manifestations, taking it to dark depths and bringing it back to a place of grace.

—Sundance Film Festival

FESTIVALS
2012 Sundance Film Festival, Berlinale 62 (Panorama) (Winner – Teddy Award, Best Feature Film), 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, 2012 Seattle International Film Festival, Frameline36, Outfest 2012

FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
North America

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, HDCAM, Blu-Ray

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WEBSITE:
keepthelightsonfilm.com


To request screener or to book in North America, email us at festivals@thefilmcollaborative.org.