Peter Hujar's Day, the latest from writer/director Ira Sachs (Passages; Little Men), is a biographical drama set in a New York apartment in the winter of 1974. Ben Whishaw plays photographer Peter Hujar, who spends a day with his friend, the writer Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall).
Peter Hujar's Day is in UK/ROI cinemas from January 2nd, 2026.
Check out the UK trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall star in the stunning new film from Ira Sachs, a richly cinematic rendering of the meeting of acclaimed photographer Peter Hujar and writer and artist Linda Rosenkrantz.Recorded in 1974, Hujar describes the routines and rituals that define an artist's life, capturing a single day's activities in touching and funny detail: from interactions with cultural icons of the day, including Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Susan Sontag, to the texture and energy of downtown New York in its heyday.Both elegant and intimate — and a dazzling showcase for the two performers at its centre — PETER HUJAR’S DAY is both a masterful portrait of a time & place and a captivating film about the way art emerges from the intimate details of everyday life.
