Q-Space Festival Tallinn (30.11.2023 - 3.12.2023)
"Blue Jean" screens on 02.12 at 17-45. There will be a discussion about queer issues in schools.
In 1988 the conservative Thatcher government proposes Section 28, a law which equates gays and lesbians with pedophiles and bans the promotion of homosexuality in public. Sports coaches are the first victims of the resulting homophobic attacks and Jean is forced to live a double life. On weekdays she is popular with her high school students and colleagues, but on the weekends she and her girlfriend Viv venture into the nightlife of Newcastle’s queer clubs. When a pupil confronts her in a lesbian bar, Jean’s “secret life” is upended.
A brilliant debut film from British director Georgia Oakley. Alongside Charlotte Wells, who brilliantly explored a father-daughter relationship in Aftersun (2022), the two directors herald a bright, new generation of British cinema. Blue Jean won the Audience Award at the Venice Film Festival’s Giornate degli Autori section, screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival as well as gracing many other festivals exposing the tangles of social hypocrisy and a climate of intolerance. Blue Jean also won the Audience Award at Festheart Film Festival in Estonia in 2023.
A perceptive reconstruction of an era, this identity drama will sway to the rhythms of New Order dressed in torn jeans, shimmering in red and blue lights in search of better days.
Q-Space Festival Tallinn (30.11.2023 - 3.12.2023) is a new cultural festival in Estonia that focuses on sharing the stories of LGBT people, expanding safe space for queer people and promoting acceptance in society through film screenings, panel discussions, and other cultural events. All Q-Space events are organised in three languages and accessible not only for Estonian and Russian speakers but other people living in Estonia as well. Q-Space is working to bring dialogue and discussion on queer issues between different groups of society.
From 30 November to 3 December 2023, the Q-Space Festival Tallinn brings to the city a range of vibrant events:
• 7 screenings of new and internationally awarded films (5 full-length films, documentary and a collection of animated films) in the Artis cinema.
• 2 discussions on relevant issues such as being out and queer in school and the parenthood of trans people and acceptance by the their families
• 2 Q&As with film creators
• 1 workshop on emancipation through movement and dancing
• 1 presentation of a new publication of a comic book How Much Queer Work in Estonian
All films are shown with Estonian/English/Russian subtitles, discussions with guests are held in English.
We estimate 1500 visitors for the Q-Space Tallinn Festival.
Q-Space was founded in 2022 in Estonia. It is dedicated to LGBT communities and human rights. Q-Space received the honorary title of Rainbow Hero from the Estonian LGBT Association 2023.
During its short period of operation Q-Space has organised 12 public film events in Tallinn and Narva, a demonstration and film screenings at the Baltic Pride 2023. Events gathered 1 650 people.
Blue Jean
Blue Jean
Genre
Drama
Director
Georgia Oakely
Run time
1h 37min
Cast
Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Lydia Page
Genre
Drama
Director
Georgia Oakely
Run time
1h 37min
Cast
Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Lydia Page
Q-Space Festival Tallinn (30.11.2023 - 3.12.2023)
"Blue Jean" screens on 02.12 at 17-45. There will be a discussion about queer issues in schools.
In 1988 the conservative Thatcher government proposes Section 28, a law which equates gays and lesbians with pedophiles and bans the promotion of homosexuality in public. Sports coaches are the first victims of the resulting homophobic attacks and Jean is forced to live a double life. On weekdays she is popular with her high school students and colleagues, but on the weekends she and her girlfriend Viv venture into the nightlife of Newcastle’s queer clubs. When a pupil confronts her in a lesbian bar, Jean’s “secret life” is upended.
A brilliant debut film from British director Georgia Oakley. Alongside Charlotte Wells, who brilliantly explored a father-daughter relationship in Aftersun (2022), the two directors herald a bright, new generation of British cinema. Blue Jean won the Audience Award at the Venice Film Festival’s Giornate degli Autori section, screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival as well as gracing many other festivals exposing the tangles of social hypocrisy and a climate of intolerance. Blue Jean also won the Audience Award at Festheart Film Festival in Estonia in 2023.
A perceptive reconstruction of an era, this identity drama will sway to the rhythms of New Order dressed in torn jeans, shimmering in red and blue lights in search of better days.
Q-Space Festival Tallinn (30.11.2023 - 3.12.2023) is a new cultural festival in Estonia that focuses on sharing the stories of LGBT people, expanding safe space for queer people and promoting acceptance in society through film screenings, panel discussions, and other cultural events. All Q-Space events are organised in three languages and accessible not only for Estonian and Russian speakers but other people living in Estonia as well. Q-Space is working to bring dialogue and discussion on queer issues between different groups of society.
From 30 November to 3 December 2023, the Q-Space Festival Tallinn brings to the city a range of vibrant events:
• 7 screenings of new and internationally awarded films (5 full-length films, documentary and a collection of animated films) in the Artis cinema.
• 2 discussions on relevant issues such as being out and queer in school and the parenthood of trans people and acceptance by the their families
• 2 Q&As with film creators
• 1 workshop on emancipation through movement and dancing
• 1 presentation of a new publication of a comic book How Much Queer Work in Estonian
All films are shown with Estonian/English/Russian subtitles, discussions with guests are held in English.
We estimate 1500 visitors for the Q-Space Tallinn Festival.
Q-Space was founded in 2022 in Estonia. It is dedicated to LGBT communities and human rights. Q-Space received the honorary title of Rainbow Hero from the Estonian LGBT Association 2023.
During its short period of operation Q-Space has organised 12 public film events in Tallinn and Narva, a demonstration and film screenings at the Baltic Pride 2023. Events gathered 1 650 people.
"Blue Jean" screens on 02.12 at 17-45. There will be a discussion about queer issues in schools.
In 1988 the conservative Thatcher government proposes Section 28, a law which equates gays and lesbians with pedophiles and bans the promotion of homosexuality in public. Sports coaches are the first victims of the resulting homophobic attacks and Jean is forced to live a double life. On weekdays she is popular with her high school students and colleagues, but on the weekends she and her girlfriend Viv venture into the nightlife of Newcastle’s queer clubs. When a pupil confronts her in a lesbian bar, Jean’s “secret life” is upended.
A brilliant debut film from British director Georgia Oakley. Alongside Charlotte Wells, who brilliantly explored a father-daughter relationship in Aftersun (2022), the two directors herald a bright, new generation of British cinema. Blue Jean won the Audience Award at the Venice Film Festival’s Giornate degli Autori section, screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival as well as gracing many other festivals exposing the tangles of social hypocrisy and a climate of intolerance. Blue Jean also won the Audience Award at Festheart Film Festival in Estonia in 2023.
A perceptive reconstruction of an era, this identity drama will sway to the rhythms of New Order dressed in torn jeans, shimmering in red and blue lights in search of better days.
Q-Space Festival Tallinn (30.11.2023 - 3.12.2023) is a new cultural festival in Estonia that focuses on sharing the stories of LGBT people, expanding safe space for queer people and promoting acceptance in society through film screenings, panel discussions, and other cultural events. All Q-Space events are organised in three languages and accessible not only for Estonian and Russian speakers but other people living in Estonia as well. Q-Space is working to bring dialogue and discussion on queer issues between different groups of society.
From 30 November to 3 December 2023, the Q-Space Festival Tallinn brings to the city a range of vibrant events:
• 7 screenings of new and internationally awarded films (5 full-length films, documentary and a collection of animated films) in the Artis cinema.
• 2 discussions on relevant issues such as being out and queer in school and the parenthood of trans people and acceptance by the their families
• 2 Q&As with film creators
• 1 workshop on emancipation through movement and dancing
• 1 presentation of a new publication of a comic book How Much Queer Work in Estonian
All films are shown with Estonian/English/Russian subtitles, discussions with guests are held in English.
We estimate 1500 visitors for the Q-Space Tallinn Festival.
Q-Space was founded in 2022 in Estonia. It is dedicated to LGBT communities and human rights. Q-Space received the honorary title of Rainbow Hero from the Estonian LGBT Association 2023.
During its short period of operation Q-Space has organised 12 public film events in Tallinn and Narva, a demonstration and film screenings at the Baltic Pride 2023. Events gathered 1 650 people.
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
2022
Global distributor
Film Constellation
Local distributor
Q-Space
In cinema
12/2/2023