The Filmmaker Who Lost His Sight (Who is Derek Jarman?)

Derek Jarman is one of the most underrated and experimental artists to have come from the UK. Here is a brief primer for his cinematic output, especially one of his best films, the minimalist masterpiece, Blue.

Places:
0:00 Opening
1:50 Part 1: Bio
4:58 Part 2: Improv Filmmaking
12:07 Part 3: Art Design
17:48 Part 4: Queering History
24:26 Part 5: Film as Autobiography
26:29 Part 6: Blue and Death
35:30 Epilogue

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Jarman, D. (1993). At Your Own Risk: A Saint's Testament (M. Christie, Ed.). Vintage.

Jarman, D. (1996). Kicking the Pricks. Vintage.

Jarman, D. (2018). Modern Nature. Random House UK.

Jarman, D. (2018). Smiling in Slow Motion: The Journals of Derek Jarman, 1991 - 1994. Random House UK.

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Filmography:

Blue (1993)
Jazz Calendar (1968)
The Devils (1971)
A Journey to Avebury (1971)
Sebastiane (1976)
Glitterbug (1994)
The Art of Mirrors (1973)
Garden of Luxor (1972)
The Angelic Conversation (1985)
The Last of England (1987)
The Garden (1990)
Jubilee (1978)
The Tempest (1979)
Caravaggio (1986)
Edvard II (1991)
Wittgenstein (1993)
Derek Jarman (1994)
The Smiths: The Queen is Dead (1986)
Pet Shop Boys: It's a Sin (1987)
War Requiem (1989)

Photo Credits:
Most photos used in this video are licensed under Creative Commons, Attribution Sharealike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) or are in the public domain.

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Music:

All music used in this video comes from Artlist

Purple Oceans by James Forest

Cartagena, Pt. 4 by James Forest

Gravity by Jean Pol Cornelis

Bill Troester by Jordan Hatfield

Gradual by Alon Peretz

Geodesy by Jean Pol Cornelis