Blue Jean ‘isn’t just a time capsule’ – BAFTA Breakthrough director on timely LGBTQ+ drama | Films | Entertainment

Blue Jean ‘isn’t just a time capsule’ – BAFTA Breakthrough director on timely LGBTQ+ drama | Films | Entertainment

Up-and-coming director Georgia Oakley was ‘shocked’ when she learned more about Section 28, which prohibited the promotion and teaching of homosexuality in the UK until 2003. In her debut feature Blue Jean, actress Rosy McEwen stars as PE teacher Jean, who tries to keep her private life as a lesbian hidden from her class until … Read more

Scrapper star Lola Campbell ‘deserves half my fee’ says BAFTA Breakthrough Charlotte Regan | Films | Entertainment

Scrapper star Lola Campbell ‘deserves half my fee’ says BAFTA Breakthrough Charlotte Regan | Films | Entertainment

Scrapper director Charlotte Regan is part of this year’s BAFTA Breakthrough cohort, but she’s given a fair share of credit to her breakthrough leading actress, Lola Campbell. In her heartwarming and gritty debut, Lola portrays young girl Georgie, who lives by herself in a London flat after the death of her mother. Her life is … Read more