A queer thriller called Blue Film has secured distribution deals across the UK and Europe, following its earlier release in the United States and Canada.
According to Deadline, London-based sales agent Rapt Films International has closed deals with FilmIn in Spain, Synapse in Latin America, and Salzgeber for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. UK distributor Peccadillo Pictures, which specializes in LGBTQ+ arthouse film, will release the movie in UK cinemas this fall. Discussions are ongoing in other territories.
The film was written and directed by Elliot Tuttle and marks his feature debut. It stars Reed Birney and Kieron Moore. The story follows a fetish camboy who accepts a private house call, only to discover his masked client is his former middle-school teacher and a convicted sex offender. Mark Duplass served as consulting producer, with Birney and critic Eric Kohn as executive producers.
Blue Film had its world premiere at the 2025 Edinburgh International Film Festival and its North American premiere at NewFest. It has since screened at OUTShine Film Festival, the Philadelphia International Film Festival, the Montclair Film Festival, and the Athens International Film Festival.
"Queer cinema, by its very name, is meant to challenge. It challenges the establishment, it challenges perceptions and it challenges the viewer. Blue Film is perfect Queer Cinema; the film raises important, difficult questions and refuses to provide easy answers," said Tom Abell of Peccadillo.
Tuttle responded to the UK deal by noting the significance of returning to the country where the film first premiered. "We first premiered in Edinburgh, and we've all been eager to bring the film back to the UK where our journey started. And I know our resident Brit, Kieron, is excited to have his Blue Film homecoming," he said.
Russell Webber, CEO of Rapt Films, called Tuttle "a compelling new voice in queer cinema" and predicted "a long tail of sustained buyer interest as the film continues to find a wider audience."
