SEQUIN IN A BLUE ROOM

Feature Film | 2019

A teenager tries to track down a man he met at an anonymous sex party, trawling through hook-up apps to find him.

Director - Samuel Van Grinsven
Cinematographer - Jay Grant


Winner - Sydney Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature Film 2019
Nomination - AACTA Award for Best Indie Feature Film 2019
Winner - Bronze ACS NSW Award for Student Cinematography 2019
Official Selection - Outfest LA 2019
Official Selection - Palm Springs International Film Festival 2019
Official Selection - Toronto International Film Festival Next Wave 2020
Official Selection - Melbourne International Film Festival 2019
Official Selection - Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival 2020
Official Selection - Iris Prize UK Festival 2019


Behind The Camera on Award-Winning Gay Thriller ' Sequin In A Blue Room'  - Australian Cinematographer Magazine

"Sequin in a Blue Room feels very much of the moment. But it’s upholstered by an impressive command of good old-fashioned craft." - The Hollywood Reporter"

"SEQUIN IN A BLUE ROOM is the most sensual Australian debut since Julia Leigh’s SLEEPING BEAUTY" - Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts"

"an evocative portrait of contemporary queerness delighting in its Sexuality" - Screenhub