After their Sundance title Peter Hujar's Day, Ben Whishaw and Ira Sachs shared their plans for a new film titled The Man I ...
Ben Whishaw had 55 pages of dialogue to learn for his new movie while his co-lead, Rebecca Hall had just three. The film, Peter Hujar’s Day, is about the celebrated gay photographer of the same name.
“Peter Hujar’s Day” reunites writer-director Ira Sachs with his “Passages” star Ben Whishaw, and Sachs revealed at TheWrap’s Sundance Studio presented by World of Hyatt that his latest ...
Ben Whishaw tells a story in Ira Sachs' narratively bold film "Peter Hujar's Day," based on the transcript of a conversation between two friends.
In "Peter Hujar's Day," which had its premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, the bulk of the speaking falls to Whishaw.
The movie centers on an extended conversation between Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw), a brilliant, but struggling photographer, and his close friend, writer Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall), who ...
The entire film takes place in one day — but more than that, it consists entirely of Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw), the noted New York photographer of the 1970s and ’80s, having a rambling ...
Pete Volk (he/they) is Polygon’s Curation Editor, with a particular love for action and martial arts movies. Grand Theft Hamlet tells the story of the duo’s one-of-a-kind production, showing ...
The entire film takes place in one day — but more than that, it consists entirely of Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw), the noted New York photographer of the 1970s and ’80s, having a rambling conversation ...
Ben Whishaw again proves himself as the brilliant actor we all knew he was, if we were looking closely enough, in Ira Sachs’ “Peter Hujar’s Day.” The film, set in 1974 New York City, is an intimate ...