"A masterpiece." - Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
"The movie runs 76 minutes. It could have been four times as long." - David Fear, Rolling Stone
"This is a movie you want to live inside." - Ryan Lattanzio, Indiewire
On December 19, 1974, photographer Peter Hujar visited the apartment of his friend, journalist Linda Rosenkrantz, who was writing a book about how people spend their day. In this graceful and evocative two-hander, Ben Wishaw and Rebecca Hall magnificently recreate the free-wheeling conversation, captured by Rosencrantz’s tape recorder, as Hujar shares the ordinary routines and extraordinary interactions of his day, from the sandwich he ate to his assignment photographing Allan Ginsberg. With PETER HUJAR’S DAY, Ira Sachs (PASSAGES) imaginatively recreates a time, a place, and an intimate relationship between two people who are entirely comfortable with one another. As the daylight fades and the unguarded conversation winds down, we can’t help but feel how quickly time itself fades away, and that each of our days, if we had the chance to retell them to a trusted friend, would also include remarkable moments worthy of record. (Rebecca Fons)
Awards & Nominations
Nominee - Best Feature Film, Berlin International Film Festival
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu