At Your Own Riskis Derek Jarman's defiant and provocative memoir of his life and times. One of England's foremost filmmakers, Derek Jarman (19421994) wrote and directed several feature films, includingSebastiane, Jubilee,Caravaggio, andBlue, as well as numerous short films and music videos. He was a stage designer, artist, writer, gardener, and an outspoken AIDS and queer rights activist in the UK and the United States. He is the author of several books, among themModern Nature, available from the University of Minnesota Press.