Ira Sachs is no stranger to queer art. The renowned independent filmmaker’s newest film, “Peter Hujar’s Day,” an adaptation of Linda Rosenkrantz’s book of the same name, is an exemplary entry into the pantheon of that very medium. Rosenkrantz’s book was born from a project she started in the 1970s where she aimed to record a handful of her artist friends in the East Village, a hotspot of profound and bold creativity, and ask about their days to provide a look into the artist’s way. In the social midst of Fran Lebowitz, Allen Ginsberg and Susan Sontag, all of whom are name-dropped and whose name-drops are wryly addressed in the film, Hujar stood tall but often overlooked in his time. The prolific gay photographer’s works are some of the most striking and influential of the 70s and 80s, especially his piercing portraiture. Hujar died of AIDS in 1987 and his work gained wider recognition after his passing. Rosenkrantz’s larger project never came to fruition and the recordings were lost...