Peter Hujar’s Day,” which premiered at this year’s Sundance, has sold to Sideshow and Janus Films. It’s one of the few projects to land a buyer out of the festival so far. Written and directed by Ira Sachs,

Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall co-star in this buzzy Sundance fave.

Below, I spoke to Sachs about his approach to adapting Rosenkrantz’s slim tome, what his film has to say about the artist’s life in the 1970s and now, and the classic independent short films that influenced the making of Peter Hujar’s Day.

Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired North American rights to Ira Sachs’ new movie Peter Hujar’s Day which made its world premiere in the Sundance Film Festival Premieres section. A fall theatrical release is planned.

Ira Sachs discusses 'Peter Hujar's Day' and his challenge in making the transcript of a conversation cinematic.

It's based on a transcript of Hujar's's description of what he did on one day, which in the film becomes anything but ordinary.

Josh O'Connor and Lily LaTorre appear in Rebuilding by Max Walker-Silverman, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jesse Hope. Some dispatches out of Sundance are built around themes, premiere dates, or even locations. Sometimes it’s just three good movies. This is one of those.

Ira Sachs discusses his collaboration with Ben Whishaw,, getting fired by his manager and his new Sundance drama 'Peter Hujar's Day'

W hile Sundance hasn’t had a plethora of the late night bidding wars we used to see in the good old days of the festival, the weirdness of the Los Angeles fires and the advent o

"Peter Hujar's Day" has found a home. The film, written and directed by Ira Sachs and starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall, made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, where it quickly became one of the most buzzed-about titles.