Peter Hujar's Day (12A)

Members Screening

Sun 11 Jan 2026, 11:00 ,Cinema 2

A man and a woman sit on a bed against a yellow wall

Bringing to life a transcript between photographer Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw) and Linda Rosenkrantz this is a gentle portrayal of a queer photographer in his time.

A celebrated photographer for his images documenting queer life and often associated with Andy Warhol and Robert Mapplethorpe; Peter Hujar's sitters were some of the most culturally significant figures of 70s New York, including Susan Sontag and Fran Lebowitz.

In 1974, Hujar took part in a documentary nonfiction project by author Linda Rosenkrantz, in which he went around to her apartment and recounted into a tape machine everything that happened to him in one particular day.

The tape had gone missing, but the typescript survived, published three years ago as Peter Hujar’s Day and now filmed by director Ira Sachs as a verbatim-cinema piece entirely within Rosenkrantz’s apartment.

Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall's performances are elegant and intimate, gently portraying an iconic artist and the time he lived.

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Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue.

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.