Ira Sachs' ‘Peter Hujar’s Day' Sets 2025 Release; Stars Ben Whishaw & Rebecca Hall

Filmmaker Ira Sachs has been an indie mainstay since his 1997 debut “The Delta,” but he had an artistic breakthrough in the 2010s when he released the trifecta of “Keep the Lights On,” “Love is Strange” and “Little Men.”

Sachs is coming off last year’s critically-acclaimed “Passages,” which is the best film he’s ever made. “Passages” was a return to form for Sachs, the plot, set in Europe, concerned three Parisian adults caught up in a sultry love triangle. Weirdly enough, “Passages” was rejected by both Cannes and Venice in 2022 only to show up at Sundance/Berlin last winter. It’s turned out to be his biggest success.

Back in August, we learned that Sachs was going to be directing “Peter Hujar’s Day” with actor Ben Whishaw. The film started production earlier this year, and I can report that not only is it in the can, but that Rebecca Hall is also part of the cast.

“Peter Hujar’s Day” was originally conceived as a short film, but it looks like Sachs has turned it into a 75-minute feature. I would expect this one to show up at Sundance and Berlin next winter.

Here’s how Sachs had described the film to IndieWire’s Anne Thompson:

“I’m making a film in November with Ben Whishaw called “Peter Hujar’s Day” about the photographer Peter Hujar and his friend Linda in December of 1974 in New York City. This is a film about what it is to be an artist among artists in a city where no one was making any money.”