Lynne Sachs

USA

First person cinema· Correspondences· Aesthetics

20min

6 Chapters

English

Overview

American filmmaker Lynne Sachs immerses us in the secrets of her art, especially in her touching documentary film About a Father Who. Sachs discusses how this intimate project, which focuses on her complex relationship with her father, challenges the rules of traditional documentary. She boldly addresses society’s fear of the camera and its power to reveal uncomfortable truths. Furthermore, Sachs deepens her use of silence as a tool for contemplation, breaking with conventional cause-and-effect editing techniques. This powerful combination invites the viewer into a deeper, more reflective experience.

Chapters

What led you to become a filmmaker?
What role do image and sound play in your cinematic grammar?
What are the challenges of documentary filmmaking in a time marked by social media?
What drives you to make your films the way you do?
How does your family feel about you always filming with your camera?
Silences mark your films in a very powerful way; could you explain to us how you use them in editing?

Bio

Lynne Sachs is an American filmmaker and poet based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work explores the complex relationship between personal observations and broader historical experiences by weaving text, collage, painting, politics, and sound design into layers. Strongly committed to a feminist dialogue between film theory and practice, she seeks a rigorous interplay between image and sound, pushing the visual and aural textures in her work with each new project. Her moving image work ranges from experimental short films to rehearsal films and hybrid live performances.