UK / 1990 / 95′ / English / No Subtitles

In the most inhospitable of places—the flat, bleak expanse of shingle facing the Dungeness nuclear power station—British artist-filmmaker Derek Jarman created a breathtakingly beautiful garden, which became the setting for this film. Starring Tilda Swinton as Madonna, this uniquely kaleidoscopic work loosely reimagines the story of Christ’s crucifixion, replacing the figure of Christ with a gay male couple as an allegory for the suffering endured by gay men during the AIDS crisis and their ostracism by society. The film explores sexual repression, homophobia, and religious iconography through Jarman’s distinctly personal lens.