“In the past five years, the relationship between the story of ‘Blue Jean’ and what is going on in the world around has taken a whole new trajectory. It’s impossible to watch the film ...

In a just world, Blue Jean ... buzzes in the background as the characters contend with being marginalized, creating a tense dynamic for a thoroughly absorbing drama. The Gist: Jean (McEwen ...

“My motivation for telling Jean’s story stems from a personal understanding of internalized homophobia, as well as a desire to give voice to those forgotten teachers who battled stigma and ...

By David Rooney Chief Film Critic A young woman with a short crop carefully touches up her blonde dye job in the arresting opening moments of Blue Jean, painting the goop on her hair with ...