Moral Panic & Queer Cinema with Blue Film director Elliot Tuttle

Buckle up. This week we’re joined by debut filmmaker Elliot Tuttle, director of Blue Film, one of the boldest queer indie films in recent memory. The film follows a cam boy hired by an anonymous client who turns out to be his disgraced former middle school teacher. It’s not comfortable and it was too scary for some LGBTQ film festivals. This conversation goes deep, into queer loneliness, empathy vs. morality in film, voyeurism, adolescent desire, and whether art is allowed to be messy. Elliot talks about low-budget filmmaking, festival resistance to his movie, and landing a theatrical run (that keeps getting extended!) at NYC’s IFC Center plus a New York Times Critics’ Pick.It’s queer cinema, but really it’s about being human. It’s messy, contradictory, and a little unhinged.Go see Blue Film. Support queer artists. Write to us at [email protected] follow us on instagram:@TheCuttingUp@TheRealConnieGirl@TheLinaBradford@PrideHouseMedia“The Cutting Up: A Kiki with Connie & Lina” is a Pride House Media production.Producers: Josh Rosenzweig & Matthew Breen.Graphic Design by Daryl Raymond.Original Music by 808 BEACH (John “J-C” Carr & Bill Coleman), courtesy of Peace Bisquit. Photography by Shane Reynolds. Production Design by Darryl Dickens. Our very special thanks to Jason Kanner for all your support.