Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman
{{short description|2009 short documentary film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman
| image = Delphinium — A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman.jpg
| director = Matthew Mishory
| producer = Stephanie Frank
Edward Singletary, Jr.
Joe Wihl
Lili Wilde
Matthew Mishory
Andreas Andrea
| writer = Matthew Mishory
| starring = Samuel Garfield
Jeremiah Dupre
Keith Collins
Edward Singletary, Jr.
Dalilah Rain
Clint Catalyst
| music = Arban Severin and Steven Severin
| cinematography = Lili Wilde
| editing = Johannes Bock
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|09|26}}
| runtime = 12 minutes
| country = United States
United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman is a 2009 short film based on the early years, work, and legacy of British artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman. The film was written and directed by Matthew Mishory and produced by Iconoclastic Features.{{cite web |url=http://www.iconoclasticfeatures.com/ |title=Home |website=iconoclasticfeatures.com}} It was executive produced by Andreas Andrea. Keith Collins, Jarman's surviving muse, participated in the making of the film.{{Cite web |url=http://www.delphiniumthefilm.com/synopsis.html |title=D e L P H I N I U M | A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman |access-date=7 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905170229/http://www.delphiniumthefilm.com/synopsis.html |archive-date=5 September 2009 |url-status=dead }} Jonathan Caouette served as a creative advisor. It is the first narrative work about the life of Derek Jarman.
Soundtrack
The original score was composed by Arban Severin and Steven Severin, founding member of Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Glove. The first ever appearance by Siouxsie and the Banshees in a motion picture had been a brief scene in Jarman's Jubilee (1978 film).
Cast
The ensemble cast includes Samuel Garfield as a teenage Derek Jarman, Australian actor Jeremiah Dupre as The Groundskeeper, Keith Collins as The Man in the Window, Edward Singletary, Jr., as The Headmaster, Dalilah Rain as Betts Jarman, Kamran Ali as the young Derek, and Clint Catalyst as The Interviewee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1475149/|title = Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman (Short 2009) - IMDb|website = IMDb}}
Production history
From inception to delivery, the film took two years to complete, including fundraising efforts, principal photography, and post-production; large sections were shot on super 8 at Jarman's iconic Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, Kent, and other scenes were shot in SoHo and on the Hampstead Heath in London.{{cite web |url=http://www.njfilmfest.com/super8.html |title=Super 8 |website=www.njfilmfest.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020611023056/http://www.njfilmfest.com/super8.html |archive-date=2002-06-11}}
Reception
The film has been described as a "stylized and lyrical coming-of-age portrait of legendary painter, filmmaker, and activist Derek Jarman's artistic, sexual, and political awakening in post-War England."{{cite web |url=http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/index.php?id=407,4658,0,0,1,0 |title=Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman {{!}} Raindance Film Festival 2009 |website=www.raindance.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723102207/http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/index.php?id=407,4658,0,0,1,0 |archive-date=2011-07-23}} It had its world premiere at the 2009 Reykjavik International Film Festival in Iceland, its UK premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in London, and its California premiere at the 2010 Frameline International Film Festival in San Francisco.{{cite web|url=http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id%3D1927%26FID%3D47 |title=Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman | Frameline34 | Matthew Mishory | USA |accessdate=2012-02-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107033916/http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=1927&FID=47 |archivedate=7 January 2011 |df=dmy }} It won the Eastman Kodak Grand Prize for Best Short Film at the 2010 United States Super 8 and DV Film Festival{{cite web |url=http://www.njfilmfest.com/super8.html |title=Super 8 |website=www.njfilmfest.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020611023056/http://www.njfilmfest.com/super8.html |archive-date=2002-06-11}} and in 2011 was permanently installed in the British Film Institute's National Film Archive in Londonhttps://www.facebook.com/delphiniumthefilm?sk=wall {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}} in the special collection Beautiful Things, "a major collection of over 100 films and television programmes that chronicle and explore queer representation and identities over the last century."{{Cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/beautiful_things |title=Beautiful Things | BFI |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213102401/http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/beautiful_things |archive-date=13 February 2010 |url-status=dead }} The film received two sold-out screenings at the BFI Southbank as part of the British Film Institute's 2011 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/node/1430 |title=Perhaps a Man Like You... | 25th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909093026/http://www.bfi.org.uk/llgff/node/1430 |archive-date=9 September 2011 |url-status=dead }} The film was released theatrically in Berlin at the Kino Moviemento and on DVD and VOD in the UK, North America, Germany, and France.https://www.facebook.com/delphiniumthefilm {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}} In 2014, the film was re-released by the BFI as part of the Jarman2014 celebration.{{cite web |url=http://player.bfi.org.uk/player/watch-delphinium-a-childhood-portrait-of-derek-jarman-150777763/M5NGRjazpxNcroBUECtCOHFkrLQ3-Bnk |title=Watch Delphinium, a Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman (2010) {{!}} BFI Player |website=player.bfi.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329011340/http://player.bfi.org.uk/player/watch-delphinium-a-childhood-portrait-of-derek-jarman-150777763/M5NGRjazpxNcroBUECtCOHFkrLQ3-Bnk |archive-date=2014-03-29}} The film was later released by the BFI on its streaming platform BFI Player.{{Cite web|url=https://player.bfi.org.uk/subscription/film/watch-delphinium-a-childhood-portrait-of-derek-jarman-2010-online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413003829/https://player.bfi.org.uk/subscription/film/watch-delphinium-a-childhood-portrait-of-derek-jarman-2010-online|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 April 2020|title=Watch Delphinium, a Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman|website=BFI Player|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.iconoclasticmedia.com/delphinium Official Website]
- {{IMDb title|id=1475149|title=Delphinium: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman}}
- [https://www.facebook.com/pages/DELPHINIUM-A-CHILDHOOD-PORTRAIT-OF-DEREK-JARMAN/85003118569?v=info Official Facebook]
Category:American LGBTQ-related films
Category:British LGBTQ-related films
Category:Films about film directors and producers
Category:2000s English-language films