Blue Jean - Film Screening and Q&A with Prof. Catherine Lee

This will be held in The Theatre (M&D room), on the ground floor of Devonshire House. There are a limited number of free tickets available, but Campus Cinema are also selling tickets on their own page. This event is open to staff, students and members of the general public. Directed by Georgia Oakley. Cast: Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday 2022/15/97mins/UK This year we are very excited to be collaborating with Campus Cinema Society and the Section 28 and its Afterlives project to mark the 20th anniversary of the repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales with a screening of Blue Jean. This screening will be followed by a live Q&A with Professor Catherine Lee MBE. Blue Jean takes place during a time when Section 28, a law prohibiting the 'promotion of homosexuality' in schools, was in effect. The story follows a young lesbian P.E. teacher named Jean, who is struggling to deal with the effects of this new legislation on how she lives her life. The arrival of a new student makes her life even more difficult. Professor Catherine Lee MBE spent over twenty years as a teacher during Section 28, and her experiences & diaries during this time inspired the making of this film. She received an MBE for her services to equality in education, and she is now a Professor of Inclusive Education at Anglia Ruskin University. These free tickets are made possible thanks to the generosity and support of the University of Exeter's Alumni Annual Fund. Content warnings: sex, homophobia