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QUEER EDWARD II
by Theo Rollason
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 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.
DETAILS
97 mins
2026
UK
English
CREDITS
Directed by Theo Rollason
Produced by Ben Fowlie, Sebastien Rabas, Michael Sherman
Executive producers: Seamus McGarvey, Ahmad Ahmadzadeh, Tilda Swinton, Sandy Powell, Christine Vachon, Russell Tovey, John Gore
Editor: Nicole Halova
Editing consultant: Joe Bini
Composer: Simon Fisher Turner
Sound designer: Siim Skepast
Archive producer: Dora Ash Sakula
BIOGRAPHY
DIRECTOR - THEO ROLLASON
Theo is a London-based filmmaker with a background in editing. They have also worked as a film critic, programmer, and archivist for the estate of the artist Paula Rego. They recently co-directed the BFI-funded short film “Out of the Peat” with Tabby Carless-Frost. Queer Edward II is their debut feature.
SELECT FESTIVALS
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2026〡BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2026
PRESS
"A Terrific Doc"
— Variety
"…Electrifying … captures what made Jarman special… a feat of storytelling in its own right."
— IndieWire
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