Queer Edward II
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9/3/2026Runtime
97 minsGenres
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Spring 1991: As queer life is under attack in Britain, experimental artist Derek Jarman is turning Edward II into a radical protest film. Told through unseen behind-the-scenes footage, this is a story of the power and cost of queer visibility — then and now.
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A portrait of Derek Jarman crafting a radical queer protest film amid political siege, told through intimate behind-the-scenes footage that captures both the creative urgency and personal toll of visibility. The film locates profound political and artistic resistance in one artist's refusal to stay silent.
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Derek Jarman
Self (archive footage)
Tilda Swinton
Self (archive footage)
Nigel Terry
Self (archive footage)
Steven Waddington
Self (archive footage)
Andrew Tiernan
Self (archive footage)
Annie Lennox
Self (archive footage)
Peter Tatchell
Self (archive footage)
Sandy Powell
Self (archive footage)
Simon Fisher-Turner
Self (archive footage)
Sarah Swords
Self (archive footage)
Steve Clark-Hall
Self (archive footage)
Christopher Hobbs
Self (archive footage)
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