Description:
I think, for now, let's stick to my life, if you don't mind. We'll come back to my death later, at the end. In 1725, Leendert Hasenbosch is marooned on Ascension Island for the crime of sodomy. Struggling to survive, he documents his descent into isolation and madness through haunting diary entries. Dan Hazelwood adapts Lee's diary, and through his life and death explores the enduring struggle for acceptance, love, and survival. Ascension tells a heart-rending story of queer identity from centuries ago that can be felt just as keenly today.