Janus Films will release Peter Hujar’s Day, the latest feature from Ira Sachs (Passages), in North America on November 7.
The film debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it screened in the Premieres section and the Panorama section of the 2025 Berlinale. The film stars Ben Whishaw in the titular role and Rebecca Hall as Linda Rosenkrantz, who wrote the book on which the film is based.
Described as a “cinematic rendering of a conversation recorded in 1974 between photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz,” the film follows 24 hours in the life of Hujar, who was one of the most important figures in downtown New York’s legendary cultural scene of the 70s and 80s. Set entirely in Linda’s Manhattan apartment, the film recreates that afternoon and the discursive exchange between these two individuals. The photographer describes interactions with leading cultural figures of the day, including Allen Ginsberg and Susan Sontag, as well as the challenges of living on limited financial resources in 70s New York.
Peter Hujar’s Day was produced by Jordan Drake and Jonah Disend, and co-produced by Fred Burle and Aaron Craig. The film is a Complementary Colors, Blink Productions, and Primo Content Presentation in association with We Are Films, Materia Cinema, Jordan Drake, and One Two Films Productions.
The film is executive produced by Lucas Joaquin, Paul Weston, Corin Taylor, Michelle Jaffe, Martin Kalina, Nicolas Pérez Veiga, Alfredo Pérez Veiga, Franklin Laviola and Nicholas Laviola, Ellis Fox, Sol Bondy, Nadine Rothschild, and Inés Massa. Whishaw, Hall, and Adam Kersh also serve as executive producers. Alex Mitow serves as associate producer.
