It’s been awhile since we’ve chatted with an FilmschoolSF Film Acting student (our last chat was with actor Greg Cala). This time, let’s catch up with film actor Ivan Spane.

Spane is a familiar face in the FilmschoolSF Film Acting program having been in several films over the past few years and many of our film classes. Recently, he’s been the lead in two films that have screened at couple festivals this past October.

“The Sacrifice”, written and directed by Marisa Schlussel, concluded its run at Carmel Art and Film Festival a few weeks ago. A powerful story about a Holocaust survivor (Spane), who, when attempting to rescue his wife while impersonating a Nazi solder, inadvertently becomes the instrument of her doom. Told on his deathbed to his son (played by SFSDF Film Acting program alum Vincent Leddy), “The Sacrifice” is a riveting tale of the best intentions gone bad.

Spanetrades his deathbed for a bed of roses in another short, “All of Me: Sex Over Seventy”. This look into the boudoir, or at least the minds, of the ‘over the hill crowd’ played to critical acclaim at the recent SF Indie DocFest. Think of it as a stroll down memory lane and a peek into the libido of your grandparents. Written and directed by SFSDF 5-Week Filmmaking Program alum Gina Margillo, it stars Spane as the male representative who takes the approach that the sexual energy can be harnessed for greater health, longevity, and well-being through Eastern practices and techniques of Tantra and Yoga.

We excited to see Ivan doing so well and look forward to seeing more of his work. Check him out in “All of Me: Sex Over Seventy”!