Derek

A lovingly assembled tribute to Jarman’s life and work – built around Colin MacCabe’s interview with the film-maker at his retreat in Dungeness – Isaac Julien’s film draws on the influential and widely disseminated ‘letter’ to Derek by Tilda Swinton (delivered, in a Vertigo magazine commission, at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2002). Meditating on his unique qualities and place in British and international moving image culture, Swinton provides the counterpoint to a collage of clips, location footage and interview extracts, making for a richly textured appreciation of a man whose influence continues to grow.

* We are delighted to welcome director Isaac Julien to this screening.