Sunset Screening Sessions: Sebastiane by Derek Jarman

Presented by: Sunset Screening Sessions

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0	LONDON: The Homestead Café
P	Friday 21st July, 2023
N	8:00pm

Event information

The brightest outdoor cinema in London is back!

British cinema will shine like never before in South East London this summer, and you too can catch the sun's rays! Sunset Screening Sessions will present AGAIN 10 glistening British films Fridays and Saturdays nights after sunset at Beckenham Place Park from June 30th to July 29th. Britain is colourful and diverse: our programme includes comedy, horror, thriller, drama Black, animation, LGBT movies and more, spanning from present-day all the way back to the beginning of the 20th century. You will get dazzled by the light!

www.sunsetscreeningsessions.co.uk

[Day 07: 21/07/2023]

Sebastiane (Derek Jarman, 1976):

Visually bewitching and masterfully acted, Sebastiane portrays the life of early Christian saint and martyr Saint Sebastian, including his iconic killing by arrows. Sebastian (Leonardo Treviglio) is a member of Roman Emperor Diocletan’s personal guard exiled to a remote coastal area and reduced in rank following a very noble deed: saving the life of one of the Emperor’s young male lovers. Sebastian is a follower of the Roman Sun God Phoebus Apollo, and he transforms his homosexual desire into worship and pacifism. What follows are some of the most celebrated homoerotic images in film history.

Derek Jarman’s movie blends historical epic, religious chronicle and LGBT+ drama, featuring a score by Brian Eno and Andrew Thomas Wilson. Entirely spoken in Latin, Sebastiane quickly amassed a loyal gay following and established itself as an essential arthouse classic.
The stellar cast also includes Peter Hinwood, Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn and Pamela Rooke (Jordan), amongst many others.

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Sunset Screening Sessions is supported by Film Hub London and managed by Film London. Proud to partner with the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.

www.filmlondon.org.uk/filmhub
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We will provide comfortable deck chairs for seating, and we recommend that audience members bring their blankets for chilly evenings.

Food & Drinks: You cannot bring your food and drink to our event. Hot food, snacks, alcohol and soft drinks will be available for purchase before and during the screening.

Screening Rules: The event will start roughly 30 minutes after dusk to achieve a clearer image projection. An adult must accompany Under-16s. There will be a marked area for blanket ticket holders.

Weather Policy: The film screenings go ahead in all but extreme weather. The screening will be postponed/cancelled in the event of heavy, prolonged rain or high winds. There will be no refunds unless the screening is cancelled.

Concession tickets apply to students over 60s, people with disabilities and people on benefits.

Ticket Price: includes VAT