Set on Vancouver Island in the late 1990s, Blue Heron follows eight year old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family as they attempt to build a new life, only to be destabilised by the increasingly dangerous behaviour of her older brother, Jeremy. Drawing on her own memories, filmmaker Sophy Romvari shapes a deeply personal portrait of childhood, family fractures, and the fragility of recollection.
Winner: Locarno Film Festival 2025 Swatch First Feature Award
Winner: Toronto International Film Festival 2025 Best Canadian Discovery
"It’s a film that seldom comes out and tells you exactly what’s happening, but its drama is so lucid that before any real tragedy unfolds (or is even hinted at), you feel it in your bones." Siddhant Adlakha, The Observer
