Peter Hujar's Day is an upcoming film written and directed by Ira Sachs and starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall portraying photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz respectively, during the 1970s.
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| Directed by | Ira Sachs |
| Screenplay by | Ira Sachs |
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| Cinematography | Alex Ashe |
| Edited by | Affonso Gonçalves |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
editThe film is set in December 1974 in New York City and is about the photographer Peter Hujar and his friend Linda, with Sachs telling Indie Wire it is "a film about what it is to be an artist among artists in a city where no one was making any money".[1]
Cast
editProduction
editThe film is written and directed by Ira Sachs and was initially conceived as a short film before being developed into a feature length film. The producers on the film are Jordan Drake and Jonah Disend.[2][3]
The cast is led by Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall.[4] Whishaw portrays photographer Peter Hujar with Hall featuring as the writer Linda Rosenkrantz.[5] Rosenkrantz produced a book in 2021 of the same name which documents Hujar’s life and activities over 24 hours in 1974.[6]
Filming was scheduled for New York in November 2023.[7]
Release
editIt is set to premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.[3]
References
edit- ^ Thompson, Anne (August 2, 2023). "Ira Sachs Tells Us Why 'Passages' Needed Unrated Sex to Say What Dialogue Could Not". Indie Wire. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Ruimy, Jordan (November 6, 2024). "Ira Sachs' 'Peter Hujar's Day' Sets 2025 Release; Stars Ben Whishaw & Rebecca Hall". World of Reel. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025 Lineup: Jennifer Lopez, Benedict Cumberbatch and a Boatload of First-Timers Head to Penultimate Park City Edition". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Benjamin (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: Olivia Colman, Jennifer Lopez and Josh O'Connor lead lineup". The Guardian. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Chen, Min (January 12, 2024). "An Upcoming Film on Photographer Peter Hujar Has Found Its Leading Man". Artnet. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Ruimy, Jordan (August 2, 2023). "Ira Sachs Shooting 'Peter Hujar's Day' This November in NYC". World of Reel. Retrieved December 11, 2024.