Das Filmforum der HBK präsentiert im Sommersemester 2022:

Montag | 04.07.22 | 19:00 h

Derek Jarman - Blue

(kuratiert und präsentiert von Rita Macedo)

Blue is a film by the British artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman which features a single static shot of the colour blue with a voiceover and musical soundtrack. The voiceover, written by Jarman, consists of a diaristic and poetic text documenting his AIDS-related illness and impending death at a time that he had become partially blind, his vision often interrupted by blue light. The film is Jarman’s last feature and was completed only a few months before he died. (Synopsis from Tate - https://www.tate.org.uk)

Derek Jarman - Blue
79 min | 1993 | DVD (35mm) | col | stereo | OVen | UK

Derek Jarman (1942-1994) was renowned for his artistic dexterity as painter, filmmaker, set designer, diarist, poet, gardener and gay rights activist. Derek’s best-known works include the punk classic 'Jubilee'; 'Caravaggio', 'The Tempest'; 'The Last of England', a passionate and poetic response to Thatcherite Britain, amongst many others. – A pioneer of the music video, Derek produced films for a number of artists such as Marianne Faithfull, The Pet Shop Boys and The Smiths. – Derek was an outspoken campaigner for gay rights and became as well known for his activist as he was for his filmmaking. Diagnosed HIV positive in 1986, he was one the first UK public figures to speak openly about the condition.

[ Abbildung oben: aus dem Film „Blue“ von Derek Jarman ]