Why ‘Blue Film,’ a Drama About a Camboy and a Pedophile, Was Too Controversial for Major Festivals: ‘The Powers That Be
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2025 2:54 am
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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 all, it features an empathetic portrait of a pedophile. But he thought some festival would have the courage to screen the incendiary drama. Instead, Tuttle suffered 10 rejections in a row, including hard passes from indie bastions like Sundance and SXSW.