Blue Heron
Blue Heron
Modra čaplja
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The Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker builds on her celebrated short work in a complex, sure-handed drama that deftly weaves documentary elements into a raw fictionalization of her own childhood.

In the late 1990s, a Hungarian family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island. The internal dynamics of the household are slowly revealed through the experiences of the youngest child, Sasha. Already self-conscious that their immigrant status makes them stand out in a small suburban community, their wish to conform is further complicated by Jeremy, the mother's teenage son from a previous relationship. Aloof and taciturn, his behaviour slides from erratic to antisocial, even criminal. While her mother is trying to protect them from social embarrassment, Sasha sees no shame in her brother's strangeness.

"Part of my impetus to make films is to try to gain control over something that is uncontrollable-memories, grief, death. I use filmmaking to create another reality, or as a tool for acceptance of what I can't control. For me, Blue Heron is an attempt to acknowledge, but then eventually accept, an inability to go back in time, literally, or change something." (Sophy Romvari)


Talk after Screening
18 Nov at 15:00, Kinodvor, guest: Gábor Osváth (producer), moderator: Toni Cahunek
20 Nov at 15:15, Kino Bežigrad, guest: Gábor Osváth (producer), moderator: Varja Močnik
Section: PERSPECTIVES
Directed by: Sophy Romvari
Country, year: Canada, Hungary, 2025
Length: 90 minutes
Subtitles: English,Slovenian
Language: English, Hungarian

Screening in cinema:

Wed, 12.11.2025 18:50 Kosovel Hall
Tue, 18.11.2025 15:00 Kinodvor Cinema
Thu, 20.11.2025 15:15 Kino Bežigrad

VOD service:

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Please note that this film is not available as VOD service.
Screenplay:
Sophy Romvari
Cinematography:
Maya Bankovic
Cast:
Eylul Guven (Sasha), Iringó Réti (Sashina mama), Ádám Tompa (Sashin oče), Edik Beddoes (Jeremy), Amy Zimmer (odrasla Sasha), Liam Serg (Herny), Preston Drabble (Felix), Lucy Turnbull (Emma)
Producent:
Nine Behind Productions & Boddah
blueheronfilmproduction@gmail.com
Sales:
MoreThan Films
morethan@morethan-films.com
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About director
Born in 1990 in Victoria, Canada. A Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker, screenwriter and actress based in Toronto. She gained international renown with the short documentary, Still Processing, which premiered at TIFF in 2020. Blue Heron is her feature film debut.
Filmography
2020 Still Processing (kratki dok./short doc.)
2025 Blue Heron (Modra čaplja)