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Queer Edward II

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Spring 1991: queer life is under renewed attack in Britain, and filmmaker Derek Jarman is adapting Christopher Marlowe's Edward II into a radical protest film. Told through extraordinary never-before-seen footage shot by Seamus McGarvey on Jarman's set, Queer Edward II is about the refusal to separate art from life, politics from pleasure.

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Jessica Kiang Variety Sep 8, 2026
Immersive, often joyful and ultimately very moving, “Queer Edward II” reminds us that you can be profoundly influential as a political figure and as an artist making extraordinary, visionary work and not be a d--k about it. Go to Full Review Sophie Monks Kaufman IndieWire Sep 5, 2026
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This is a vivid portrait of an icon of New Queer Cinema that tends to the key biographical facts of his life while imbuing it with personal urgency that comes from Rollason’s deep affinity. Go to Full Review Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter Sep 5, 2026
This easily tallies up as more than the sum of its parts. It’s also guaranteed to induce swooning nostalgia in those who remember queer life, London and the filmmaking scene thereof in the early 1990s. Go to Full Review Chris Cassingham In Review Online Sep 9, 2026
Rollason’s documentary plays the archival form pretty straight. What it might lack in revelation...it makes up for in a steadfast belief in McGarvey’s thoughtful eye behind the camera. Go to Full Review Dave Calhoun Screen International Sep 5, 2026
Jarman’s life and career were covered more comprehensively by Isaac Julien’s 2008 doc Derek, but Queer Edward II is a more focused, less biographical and less solemn take on the director. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Theo Rollason

Director

Derek Jarman

Self

Theo Rollason

Screenwriter

Sebastien Rabas

Producer

Michael Sherman

Producer

Ben Fowlie

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Movie Info

Synopsis Spring 1991: queer life is under renewed attack in Britain, and filmmaker Derek Jarman is adapting Christopher Marlowe's Edward II into a radical protest film. Told through extraordinary never-before-seen footage shot by Seamus McGarvey on Jarman's set, Queer Edward II is about the refusal to separate art from life, politics from pleasure.
Director
Theo Rollason
Producer
Sebastien Rabas, Michael Sherman, Ben Fowlie, Ahmad Ahmadzadeh
Screenwriter
Theo Rollason
Production Co
Lightborn Films
Genre
Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 37m
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