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American film producer
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Biography
Introduction
Peter Saraf is an American film producer whose feature film credits include Adaptation (2002), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Our Idiot Brother (2011), and The Kings of Summer (2013). In 2004, he co-founded the film production company Big Beach with Marc Turtletaub; the two still run the company and produce most of their films through it.
Saraf is the son of the late film producer and director, Irving Saraf. Irving Saraf, who was born in Poland and raised in Israel, won an Academy Award for the documentary film, In the Shadow of the Stars, in 1991.. He has a wife named Erika Greene and two children, Oscar and Olive.
Filmography
All films, he was producer unless otherwise noted.
Film
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Into the Rope | |
| 1997 | Ulee's Gold | Co-producer Nominated–Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature |
| 2000 | The Opportunists | Executive producer |
| 2002 | The Truth About Charlie | |
| Adaptation | Executive producer | |
| 2005 | Everything Is Illuminated | |
| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Producers Guild Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated–Academy Award for Best Picture |
| 2007 | Chop Shop | Executive producer |
| 2008 | Sunshine Cleaning | |
| Is Anybody There? | ||
| 2009 | Away We Go | |
| 2010 | Jack Goes Boating | |
| 2011 | Our Idiot Brother | |
| 2012 | Safety Not Guaranteed | Nominated–Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature |
| 2013 | The Kings of Summer | |
| Gods Behaving Badly | ||
| 2015 | Me Him Her | |
| 3 Generations | ||
| 2016 | Loving | Producer Guild "Stanley Kramer" Award |
| 2018 | White Fang | |
| Puzzle | ||
| 2019 | The Farewell | Pending–Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Feature Pending–Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature |
| A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | ||
| Intelligent Life | ||
| Land |
- Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Beloved | Mayor: Bluestone Road |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Special thanks |
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood | Special thanks |
| 2012 | Sleepwalk with Me | The filmmakers wish to thank |
| 2014 | The Skeleton Twins | Special thanks |
| Hollidaysburg | Special thanks | |
| 2015 | People Places Things | The producers wish to thank |
| 2016 | Morris from America | Special thanks |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vida | Executive producer |
| 2018−19 | Sorry for Your Loss | Executive producer |