Lifetime Achievement in the Arts - Paul Raci

Academy Award nominee Paul Raci.

Screening with pre-film talk by Paul Raci to take place on Saturday.

This year’s Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award goes to Paul Raci. Raci is an Academy Award-nominated actor with decades of experience in theater, music, and film. In 2021, Raci's performance in the acclaimed film Sound of Metal earned him dozens of awards, including Best Supporting Actor from the National Society of Film Critics and the Independent Spirit Awards. Raci was also nominated for an Oscar in the role. Other recent film and television credits include HBO's Perry Mason, The Mother (starring Jennifer Lopez), Butcher's Crossing (starring Nicolas Cage), and The Secret Art of Human Flight (OIFF 2023, Colorado premiere). 

As a CODA (child of deaf adults), Paul Raci both sings and performs in American Sign Language in the metal band Hands of Doom. As a theater artist, Raci has also performed for both deaf and hearing audiences for decades from Chicago to Los Angeles. Given Raci's longstanding commitment to accessibility and excellence in film, theater, and music, we are thrilled to honor Paul Raci with the Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award at OIFF 2023. Make sure to check out Paul’s newest film, The Secret Art of Human Flight, making its Colorado premiere with us on opening night. Actor and producer of The Secret Art Grant Rosenmeyer (The Royal Tenenbaums, Come As You Are) will be in conversation with Paul about his career in the arts prior to our screening of Sound of Metal (©Amazon Studios) at our Saturday night gala.

Paul Raci and Grant Rosenmeyer discuss their newest film The Secret Art of Human Flight.

Paul with his award.