Blue Jean

England 1988. Margaret Thatcher’s conservative government passed Section 28, a series of laws restricting the lives of queer people.

Far away from the four walls of Parliament, we meet Jean in Newcastle. She works as a gym teacher and lives a double life as a lesbian. Work and private life are at stake when a new student can reveal who Jean really is. Blue Jean is the directing debut of Georgia Oakley and premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival, where it won several awards. The film is filled with 80s references and provides an important, if painful, insight into queer history.

«Featuring a stirring breakout performance from the luminous Rosy McEwan, “Blue Jean” grounds the political with the personal — without losing sight of queer joy»
– Jude Dry, IndieWire –

Johanne Svendsen Rognlien

Director

Georgia Oakley (b. 1988) is a British screenwriter and director whose award-winning short films have screened at renowned international festivals, namely We Did Not Fall from the Sky (2018), Little Bird (2017) and Frayed (2013). Her debut feature Blue Jean (2022) premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut.

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