Peter Saraf


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.

Filmography

Film

;Miscellaneous crew
YearFilmRole
1998BelovedMayor: Bluestone Road

;Thanks
YearFilmRole
2002The Good GirlSpecial thanks
2005Duane HopwoodSpecial thanks
2012Sleepwalk with MeThe filmmakers wish to thank
2014The Skeleton TwinsSpecial thanks
2014HollidaysburgSpecial thanks
2015People Places ThingsThe producers wish to thank
2016Morris from AmericaSpecial thanks
2018MaineSpecial thanks
2018The AmaranthSpecial thanks
2020Penguin BloomVery special thanks

Personal life

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. Peter graduated from Wesleyan University in 1988. He is married to Erika Greene and they have two children.