Peter Saraf

Known for
Production

Biography

Peter Saraf is a film, television and theatre producer. He is the son of film producer Irving Saraf. His producer credits include Little Miss Sunshine, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and Loving (2016 film). He began his career producing with director Jonathan Demme on movies such as Philadelphia (film), Beloved (1998 film), Adaptation (film), Ulee’s Gold, and the Oscar nominated documentary, Mandela: Son of Africa, Father of a Nation. He co-founded and co-ran Big Beach (company) with Marc Turtletaub, which he co-ran with Turtletaub for two decades until he exited "quietly" in 2020 after Big Beach moved its headquarters from New York and laid off a number of Saraf's staff. He has been nominated for Oscar, Golden Globe and Tony Awards and won multiple awards including the Spirit, Gotham, and Producers Guild Awards. He was the chair of the PGA East, a Vice President of the PGA, and currently sits on the executive committee of the Producers Branch of the Academy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Saraf, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

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Two Wolves

Two Wolves

Movie · Producer

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Last Night at the Lobster

Last Night at the Lobster

Movie · Producer

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Children of the New World poster

Children of the New World

Movie · Producer

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1000 Miles

1000 Miles

Movie · Producer

2024
Out of My Mind poster

Out of My Mind

Movie · Executive Producer

2024
Winner poster

Winner

Movie · Executive Producer

2022
Don't Make Me Go poster

Don't Make Me Go

Movie · Producer

2021
Land poster

Land

Movie · Producer

2021
Nuclear Family poster

Nuclear Family

TV · Executive Producer · 3 eps

2020
What the Constitution Means to Me poster

What the Constitution Means to Me

Movie · Executive Producer

2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood poster

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Movie · Producer

2019
The Farewell poster

The Farewell

Movie · Producer

2018
Puzzle poster

Puzzle

Movie · Producer

2018
White Fang poster

White Fang

Movie · Producer

2018
Sorry for Your Loss poster

Sorry for Your Loss

TV · Executive Producer · 20 eps

2016
3 Generations poster

3 Generations

Movie · Producer

2016
Loving poster

Loving

Movie · Producer

2013
The Kings of Summer poster

The Kings of Summer

Movie · Producer

2013
Gods Behaving Badly poster

Gods Behaving Badly

Movie · Producer

2012
Safety Not Guaranteed poster

Safety Not Guaranteed

Movie · Producer

2011
Our Idiot Brother poster

Our Idiot Brother

Movie · Producer

2010
Jack Goes Boating poster

Jack Goes Boating

Movie · Producer

2009
Away We Go poster

Away We Go

Movie · Producer

2009
Sunshine Cleaning poster

Sunshine Cleaning

Movie · Producer

2009
Is Anybody There? poster

Is Anybody There?

Movie · Producer

2008
Chop Shop poster

Chop Shop

Movie · Executive Producer

2006
Little Miss Sunshine poster

Little Miss Sunshine

Movie · Producer

2005
Everything Is Illuminated poster

Everything Is Illuminated

Movie · Producer

2004
The Agronomist poster

The Agronomist

Movie · Producer

2002
Adaptation. poster

Adaptation.

Movie · Executive Producer

2002
The Truth About Charlie poster

The Truth About Charlie

Movie · Producer

2000
The Opportunists poster

The Opportunists

Movie · Executive Producer

1998
Storefront Hitchcock poster

Storefront Hitchcock

Movie · Producer

1997
Ulee's Gold poster

Ulee's Gold

Movie · Co-Producer

1995
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions poster

Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions

Movie · Executive Producer

1994
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room poster

One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room

Movie · Producer