Peter Hujar's Day stars Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall discuss how they stepped into the skin of classic American artists in 1974 at Sundance.

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.

One of cinema’s great challenges, how to film two people in a room talking, is answered to beautiful effect in Peter Hujar’s Day – although strictly speaking, the room is a New York apartment, with a brief detour to the roof.

"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,

After its Sundance Film Festival premiere, Ira Sachs' latest film, Peter Hujar's Day, has landed at specialty distributors Sideshow and Janus Films for North America. Peter Hujar's Day, which is next set to screen at the Berlin Film Festival,