Queen at Sea: Q&A with Costume Designer Suffron Cullane

Saffron Cullane takes us behind the scenes to uncover the inspiration, design, and detail that shaped the film’s costumes.

QUEEN AT SEA

dir: Lance Hammer
with Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay, Anna Calder-Marshall, Florence Hunt
Costumes by Saffron Cullane
UK/USA | 2026 | 121 min | In English and French with English subtitles

Amanda and her stepfather, Martin, find themselves on opposite sides of a painful ethical dilemma. As Leslie, Amanda’s mother and Martin’s wife, slips deeper into advanced dementia, they are confronted with an impossible question: when someone can no longer make decisions for themselves, who has the right—and the responsibility—to decide what is best? A spouse? An adult child? The medical system?

As tensions rise and each choice carries greater consequences, their conflict sets off a chain of events that neither of them can control.

Costume designer Saffron Cullane will talk about her work creating the costumes for the film before the screening.