Variety

Why ‘Blue Film,’ a Drama About a Camboy and a Pedophile, Was Too Controversial for Major Festivals: ‘The Powers That Be Were Scared’

Elliot Tuttle knew that “Blue Film,” the fictional story of a camboy who reconnects with a former high school teacher who was fired for sexually assaulting a student, was going to be divisive. After ...
Variety

‘Blue Film’ Review: A Swaggering Camboy Is Caught Off-Guard In a Provocative Chamber Piece

Strong performances by Reed Birney and Kieron Moore sell a triggering premise in director Elliot Tuttle's examination of repression, abuse and shame. Premiering in the main competition at the ...
The New York Times

‘Blue Film’ Review: The Sex Is Expensive. The Talk Is Priceless.

An older man pays a camboy $50,000 for a night that goes to difficult, existential places in this breakout feature from Elliot Tuttle. By Wesley Morris When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...
IndieWire

‘Blue Film’ Trailer: Daring American Indie About a Camboy and His Pedophile Teacher Aims to Move (and Shock) You

Elliot Tuttle's film was rejected by key festivals and ignored by distributors, but this startling chamber drama finally gets a release from a new shingle starting ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Blue Film’ Review: Reed Birney Stars in a Pedophilia-Themed Drama That’s Rewardingly Provocative, if You Can Stomach It

The actor plays a pedophile who reunites with one of his former students (Kieron Moore) in this Mark Duplass-backed film written and directed by Elliot Tuttle. By Jourdain Searles Aaron (Kieron Moore) ...