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Relax

Directed by Chris Newby1991UK22 mins

A man waits for the results of an HIV test and retreats into fantasy in Chris Newby’s award-winning short. Studded with intensely erotic scenes, Relax draws a clear correlation between sex and death (the man strips for both his lover and his doctor), while the beautifully dreamy black and white photography is shattered by the only use of colour - the crimson of his possibly infected blood.

Screens before:

The Garden

Half waking dream and half fiery polemic, The Garden was born of director Jarman’s rage over continued anti-gay discrimination and the sluggardly response to the AIDS crisis — he had been diagnosed HIV positive in 1988.

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Director
Chris Newby
Year
1991
Country
UK
Running Time
22 mins
Language
English
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