Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Peter Hujar’s Day Streaming on Criterion
Peter Hujar’s Day is a movie about a famous photographer named Peter Hujar.
It shows a day in his life in 1974 when he talked to his friend Linda Rosenkrantz.
The movie stars Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall.
It will be available to watch on The Criterion Channel starting January 27.
The director, Ira Sachs, also talks about how he made the movie in a special interview.
The movie is about how artists create their work from everyday life and shows what New York City was like back then.
Peter Hujar’s Day will stream on The Criterion Channel on January 27.
The film stars Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall, portraying photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz.
It re-creates a real-life 1974 conversation between Hujar and Rosenkrantz.
The film includes interactions with cultural icons like Allen Ginsberg and Susan Sontag.
Director Ira Sachs will participate in Criterion’s Meet The Filmmakers interview series.
- Who
- Ira Sachs, Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall
- What
- Streaming release of Peter Hujar’s Day
- When
- January 27
- Where
- The Criterion Channel
- Why
- To reach a wider audience after a festival run and theatrical release
- Streaming Date
- January 27
- Starring
- Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall
- Director
- Ira Sachs
- Synopsis
- Re-creation of 1974 conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz
- Interview Series
- Meet The Filmmakers