Originally from Hungary, eight-year-old Sasha relocates with her family to Vancouver in the late 1990s. In this unfamiliar landscape, her older brother Jeremy begins to develop dangerous behavioral disorders. From these beginnings, the narrative unfolds across two timelines that explore how these troubling events shape Sasha’s sense of self through adulthood.
Drawing on her own memories and an emotional trajectory shaped by migration and her brother’s mental illness, Sophy Romvari’s debut feature unfolds with quiet, affecting restraint. Working in a hybrid form that occasionally leans towards documentary, the film finds a singular voice: one that approaches trauma with full humanity.
“It’s a major film, one of the best of 2025, and an announcement of the deep talent of its writer/director.”
Brian Tallerico Rogerebert.com 15/09/2025
Swatch First Feature Award, Locarno Film Festival, 2025, ch
Best Canadian Discovery Award, Toronto International Film Festival, 2025, ca
Explore Award, Ghent International Film Festival, 2025, be
Grand Prix, Montréal Festival of New Cinema, 2025, ca
Best First Feature, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, 2025, ca
Best Screenwriter, Hainan International Film Festival, 2025, cn
Sophy Romvari
Sophy Romvari is a Canadian director, screenwriter, and actress born in Toronto in 1990. Her early short films quickly brought her to international recognition. In 2018, Norman Norman premiered in Toronto, followed the next year by a retrospective of her work at MoMI in New York. In 2020, her graduate film Still Processing premiered in Toronto before touring festivals worldwide and receiving numerous awards. Blue Heron is her first feature film.
