Peter Hujar’s Day

Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall give tremendous performances in this intimate character study – an ode to art and friendship.

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Credits

  • Director-screenwriter

    Ira Sachs

  • With

    Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall

  • USA-Germany 2025. 76min

  • Courtesy of

    Picturehouse Entertainment

  • Language

    English

Introduction

Ira Sachs follows Passengers with this beautiful recreation of a conversation between Linda Rosenkrantz and acclaimed photographer Peter Hujar, in the former’s New York apartment. Full of spontaneity and playfulness, Hujar recounts the previous 24 hours of his life, creating a snapshot of one of the most influential artists of the 1970s and 80s downtown New York art scene.

Isabel Moir

How to book

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