‘Blue Jean’ Review: Riveting Queer Identity Drama Is a Head-Turner for Both Director and Lead Actress. A lesbian gym teacher in late ‘80s Northeast England begins questioning her double life ...

British film ‘Blue Jean, ’about a closeted teacher during the Thatcher era, looks back at a bill that banned people from “promoting homosexuality.” ‘Blue Jean’ Review: Powerful Movie ...

New film ‘Blue Jean’ shows how anti-gay ‘moral panic’ consumes schools — then and now. Actor Rosy McEwen, left, and director Georgia Oakley, right, developed a story set in the 1980s, ...

Blue Jean is both written and directed by British filmmaker Georgia Oakley, making her feature directorial debut with this film, after a few other shorts previously. Produced by Hélène Sifre.

Writer-director Georgia Oakley's inspired feature debut is a compassionate, tough portrait of a young lesbian PE teacher, played by Rosy McEwen, leading a double life in Margaret Thatcher's Britain.

The film’s writer and director, Georgia Oakley, has made an accomplished movie in many ways. “Blue Jean” looks fantastic, ... Blue Jean Not rated. Running time: 1 hour 37 minutes. In theaters.

Georgia Oakley, director of the BAFTA-nominated British film “Blue Jean,” says she “wrestles” with awards season and those it chooses to celebrate, when filmmaking is such a collaborative ...