“Peter Hujar‘s Day” Expands International Reach wiht Multiple Territory Sales
“Peter Hujar’s day,” the critically acclaimed film that premiered at Sundance and the berlinale, has secured distribution deals โinโ a wide range of international territories.Films Boutique is handling โฃinternational sales for the project, building on previously announced acquisitions by Janus โfilms โforโ North America and Picturehouse โEntertainment for the U.K. and Ireland, where the film opened November 7 at Lincoln Center and Film Forum.
The film, written and directed by Ira Sachs (“Passages,” “Keep theโฃ Lights On,” “Love Is Strange”), offers a rare glimpse intoโ the lifeโข of photographer Peter Hujar, โwhoโ gainedโข posthumous recognition for his work. โSet over 24 hours in December 1974, the film centers on a recorded conversation between Hujar (Ben Whishaw) and his freind, writer Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall). These sales signal growing international interest inโข Hujar’s story โand Sachs’s intimate portrayal of a pivotal moment inโ art history.
Newโข distribution agreementsโฃ include Condor Distribution (France),Mubi (Latin America,eastern Europe,the indian Subcontinent,Turkey,italy,Greece and Portugal),Salzgeber (Germany and Austria),Imagine โฃFilm Distribution (Belgium,Netherlands and Luxembourg),Cirko Film โฃ(Hungary),Filminโ (Spain),Nonstop Entertainment (Scandinavia and Baltics),Mayflyโ (Poland),and Hooray Films (Taiwan).
“Peter Hujar’s Day” has been lauded by critics, with Variety’s Owenโค Gleiberman calling it a “magical (โฆ) time capsule of a โmovie.” The film is produced by Jordan Drake and Jonah Disend, alongside Berlin-based One Two Films, with Fred burle andโ Aaron Craig co-producing.
The film is a Complementary Colors, Blink Productions and Primo Content presentation in association with We Are Films and Materia Cinema. Executive producers include Lucas Joaquin, Paul Weston, Corin Taylor, Michelle Jaffe, Martin Kalina, Nicolas Pรฉrez Veiga, Alfredo Pรฉrez Veiga, Franklin Laviola, Nicholas โฃLaviola, Ellis Fox, Sol Bondy, Nadine โRothschild, โInรฉs Massa, Whishaw, Hall and Adam โขKersh, with Alex Mitow serving as associate producer.