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Peter Hujar's Day
“Sachs presents his characters’ intellect and emotion, their artistic energy, as inseparable from physicality: he avoids the cliché of talking heads and realizes the idea of talking bodies.” – The New Yorker
“The result is a charming experiment that should delight those who like their pleasures both nostalgic and voyeuristic.” – The New York Times
“Peter Hujar’s Day doesn’t ask big questions – it creates an ephemeral, meditative space that invites them.” – Filmspotting
“The film is a surprisingly beautiful and subtle tribute to the balancing act it takes to be a working artist.” – RogerEbert.com
A film adaptation of the book, Peter Hujar’s Day, by Linda Rosenkrantz. It invites audiences into a single day in 1974 with groundbreaking queer photographer Peter Hujar. Set entirely in one room, the film re-creates the conversation between Hujar and Rosenkrantz, recorded on audio tape nearly fifty years ago and later published as a book. Through their freewheeling, intimate exchange, Hujar shares vivid stories of his interactions with literary and cultural icons like William Burroughs, Candy Darling, Susan Sontag and Allen Ginsberg, while also reflecting on the rhythms of everyday life in 1970s New York.
