Queer Edward II (2026)
Overview
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.
Cast
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)
Morag Ross
Self (archive footage)
Jeremy Paxman
Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Ross
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