Project Detail

Queer Edward II

Name: Queer Edward II
Director: Theo Rollason
Genre: Art / Artists, Biography, LGBTQIA+
Released: 2026
Duration: 95 min

A smiling man facing camera with a group of people in nun costumes and 'Outrage' placards behind

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. Drawing on extraordinary never-before-seen footage shot by Seamus McGarvey on Jarman’s set, QUEER EDWARD 11 is about the refusal to separate art from life, politics from pleasure.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2026 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2026

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Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Features
Running time: 95 min
Director: Theo Rollason 1st Feature
Producer: Ben Fowlie, Sebastien Rabas, Michael Sherman
Editor: Theo Rollason, Nicole Hálová
Director of Photography: Seamus McGarvey
Composer: Simon Fisher Turner

Genre

Art / Artists Biography LGBTQIA+

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI Doc Society Fund, BBC Storyville

UK, US co-production

A March 13th Films (US), Lightborn Films (UK), Matter Out of Place (UK) production in association with John Gore Studios (UK), with the support of ImMaat Foundation (US)

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