In Blue Light Blue Anna Hawkins focuses attention on the blue light emitted from the backlit LED screens of cellphones, tablets, and laptops. The film draws aesthetic inspiration from horror films and the cinematic device of “day for night” – a technique used throughout the history of film where footage shot during daylight is processed with a strong blue tint so that it reads as nighttime. Throughout the film, the notions of day and night are confused and the protected, intimate space of the bedroom is transgressed. Blue light is cast as the antagonist in a pseudo-horror film where screens masquerade as mirrors, windows, or light sources, all the while surveilling us as we gaze into their simulated depths.