Queer Edward II
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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20 people
Derek Jarman
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Blue
Tilda Swinton
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Doctor Strange
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Nigel Terry
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Excalibur
Troy
Steven Waddington
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Tudors
Uncharted
Andrew Tiernan
Self (archive footage)
Known for
300
Code of a Killer
Annie Lennox
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Revolution
Edward II
Peter Tatchell
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is?
Out in East Berlin: Lesbians and Gays in the GDR
Sandy Powell
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Edward II
One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously
Simon Fisher-Turner
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The End of the Affair
The Big Sleep
Sarah Swords
Self (archive footage)
Steve Clark-Hall
Self (archive footage)
Christopher Hobbs
Self (archive footage)
Also in
In the Shadow of the Sun
The Angelic Conversation
Theo Rollason Director · Simon Fisher-Turner Composer Seamus McGarvey Cinematographer
First release September 3, 2026 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
John Gore Studios
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2026
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
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