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Peter Hujar's Day

Peter Hujar's Day

November 14, 2025
An imaginative biographical picture.

Details About the Film

New York City, Winter 1974. Photographer Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw) and his friend, writer Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall), meet one day for Peter to share everything that happened to him on the previous day in this imaginative biographical picture from director Ira Sachs (Passages). Based on recently rediscovered unused transcripts from Rosenkrantz, Peter Hujar’s Day transports audiences into a specific moment in New York queer cultural history and a still impactful art scene.

Director(s): Ira Sachs
Starring: Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall
Year Released: 2025
Runtime: 76 minutes
Country: United States, Germany
Language(s): English
Accessibility Options: ListenTech (Hearing Impaired / Personal Amplified Audio Receiver w/optional T-Coil loop)

Film Reviews

"The film is a surprisingly beautiful and subtle tribute to the balancing act it takes to be a working artist." 

–Monica Castillo, RogerEbert.com

"This is superior Hangout Cinema 101. The movie runs 76 minutes. It could have been four times as long."

–David Fear, Rolling Stone

"This is a movie you want to live inside. It’s [director Ira] Sachs’ least commercial offering in a filmography that’s always challenging, yearning, and obsessed with its actors."

–Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire

 

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