Writer-director Georgia Oakley’s impressive directorial debut Blue Jean is a compelling character study set in northern England in 1988, as Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass the notorious Section 28 of the local Government Act which stigmatized the nation's gay and lesbian population, stoking homophobia—both societal and internal—at the height of the HIV/AIDS... Continue Reading →
LFF 2022 Film Review: Blue Jean ★★★★1/2
Opening with a delicate palette of pale blue mingling with warm peach hues, the aesthetics of Georgia Oakley’s debut feature Blue Jean—which just received its UK premiere at the 66th London Film Festival—are tender and beautiful, with a timeless grain from the 16mm film that it was shot on by cinematographer Victor Seguin. As a... Continue Reading →