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  • 2021
  • Peccadillo Pictures
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2021
  • Peccadillo Pictures
  • 1 h 20 m
Sequin in a Blue Room

Summary Sequin is exploring his burgeoning sexuality through an obsession with anonymous, no-strings hook-ups. That is until he finds his way into the mysterious, strictly anonymous Blue Room - where a whole new, alluring world unfolds before him. There, Sequin connects with a captivating stranger, but they are separated suddenly. Utterly fixate...

Written By: Samuel Van Grinsven, Jory Anast

  • 2021
  • Peccadillo Pictures
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2021
  • Peccadillo Pictures
  • 1 h 20 m

Sequin in a Blue Room

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Summary Sequin is exploring his burgeoning sexuality through an obsession with anonymous, no-strings hook-ups. That is until he finds his way into the mysterious, strictly anonymous Blue Room - where a whole new, alluring world unfolds before him. There, Sequin connects with a captivating stranger, but they are separated suddenly. Utterly fixate...

Written By: Samuel Van Grinsven, Jory Anast

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May 18, 2021
Those who are willing to give it a chance—and that would include thoughtful teenagers who would respond to a film that approaches their lives in a serious and reasonably non-judgmental manner—are likely to find it as fascinating as I did.
By Peter Sobczynski FULL REVIEW
80
May 18, 2021
Sequin in a Blue Room feels very much of the moment, but it’s upholstered by an impressive command of good old-fashioned craft.
By Harry Windsor FULL REVIEW
80
May 18, 2021
This feature debut from the Sydney-based writer and director Samuel Van Grinsven may tackle familiar material – gay coming-of-age stories are hardly uncommon – but it does so with a lustre and style that marks Van Grinsven out as a name to watch. Perhaps even more notable is Leach, a silky, feline presence who owns every moment that he’s on screen.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
80
May 18, 2021
That Sequin in a Blue Room was director Samuel van Grinsven’s graduate project is astonishing considering the film’s inspired visual panache, and the eroticism of the explicit depictions of casual sex. Leach’s performance in his first film acting credit is equally impressive; the way in which Sequin’s swagger gradually drains from his face to expose an inner vulnerability is incredibly moving.
By Phuong Le FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 2, 2021
Van Grinsven is conscious of consequences, but more interested in exploring the newfound freedoms that technology offers queer self-discovery.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sequin in a Blue Room, Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)
Release Date Apr 9, 2021
Duration 1 h 20 m
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Website https://www.sequininablueroom.film/
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Awards

Sydney Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Oldenburg Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 1 Nomination

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