Sequin In A Blue Room
Cert 18, 80 minutes, on digital from 12 April
Starring: Conor Leach, Simon Croker, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor Director: Samuel Van Grinsven
THE PLOT Promiscuous gay highschool student “Sequin” (Leach) has no interest in ever meeting again the older guys he encounters via a Grindr-like hook-up app. But after an anonymous sex party called Blue Room, he becomes obsessed with tracking down a man he met there. WHAT’S RIGHT WITH IT? First-time writer-director Van Grinsven impresses with this Australian coming-of-age drama about a 16 year old navigating the complicated world of desire. WHAT’S WRONG WITH IT? Rated 18 for sexual content, this unapologetically edgy film may not reach far beyond the niche audience that has already been embracing it at LGBTQ film festivals. VERDICT A confident debut from a fresh young talent. ★★★