Archive · 17 Aug 2025
‘Blue Film’ Review: A Two-Hander Explores Uncomfortable Themes
Imagine a movie where a guy who does online adult shows gets a big offer for a night.
He meets the person who made the offer and it turns out to be someone from his past, his former teacher who went to jail.
The teacher was in love with him when he was a child.
The movie isn't trying to make what the teacher did okay, but it's looking at how desire can lead to messed-up situations.
It's a movie that might make you uncomfortable, but it tries to explore some serious ideas.
Elliott Tuttle's film 'Blue Film' is a two-hander starring Kieron Moore and Reed Birney.
The film features Aaron Eagle (Moore), an online escort who is offered $50,000 for an overnight stay.
The buyer is Hank Grant (Birney), a former teacher of Aaron's who was imprisoned for molesting a classmate.
Grant reveals he was infatuated with Aaron as a child and wants to know if he still loves him.
The film explores themes of desire, power imbalances, and potential for abuse.
- Who
- Kieron Moore, Reed Birney and Elliott Tuttle.
- What
- A film called 'Blue Film' that explores themes of desire and power imbalance.
- When
- The review is about a film showing at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
- Where
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
- Why
- The film is exploring how desire can create an imbalance of power.
- Film Title
- Blue Film
- Director
- Elliott Tuttle
- Cast
- Kieron Moore, Reed Birney
- Festival
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
- Running Time
- 1 hr 30 mins