Peter Hujar’s Day12A

Directed by Ira Sachs | USA | 2025 | 1h 16m | Starring Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall

In 1974, acclaimed photographer Peter Hujar shares with his friend, writer Linda Rosenkrantz, the routines and rituals that shape an artist’s life, capturing a single day in both touching and humorous detail. From encounters with cultural icons like Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Susan Sontag, to the vibrant energy of downtown New York at its peak, Hujar shows how art emerges from the intimate moments of everyday life. Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall star in this elegant and intimate period piece from independent filmmaker Ira Sachs (Passages). 

Reviews

‘With Sachs’ painterly compositions and Whishaw’s deceptively effortless performance, “Peter Hujar’s Day” is a surprisingly beautiful and subtle tribute to the balancing act it takes to be a working artist.’
★★★★★
Monica Castillo, RogerEbert.com

‘How does a transcript of a conversation become a movie? Sachs is searchingly in pursuit of the answer to that question, but what he has captured here is oddly wrenching and moving.’
★★★★★
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire

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