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Queer Pagan Punk: The Films of Derek Jarman
A retrospective highlighting one of the masters of Queer Cinema
It is with tremendous excitement that I write about the Derek Jarman retrospective that’s running from October 30 to November 11 at BAM. One of the biggest names in Queer Cinema and an important figure in any history of gay culture, Jarman’s work spans decades, genres and mediums. Offering frank portrayals of homo, bi and queer sexualities, Jarman pushed cinematic boundaries in multiple directions at once.
As one of the first auteur’s to document the burgeoning punk movement in the UK, Jarman forced a rowdy, free spirited energy into Independent British cinema. Beginning in the 1970s and continuing into the height of the AIDS crisis, Jarmon’s idiosyncratic career cannot be summed up in a single movie or review so go see them all for yourself!
The retrospective is 15 days long with as many screenings of his films, music videos and shorts. An auteur of this calibre deserves this much attention and I for one am ready to see the diversity of his work shown at a single venue. Edgy and controversial, Queer Pagan Punk: The Films of Derek Jarman is not to be missed.
