Blue Heron

Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker Sophy Romvari’s feature debut is a layered, subtle family portrait that can be read as a poignant meditation on memory, love and loss for which Romvari created her own special blend of documentary and fiction. At age eight, Sasha moves with her Canadian-Hungarian family to idyllic Vancouver Island. Clear skies, endless nature and carefree days on the beach form the backdrop to her youth. Pre-film Before Blue Heron , you will see the short film Extrapolate (2') by Johan Rijpma from 2016. In this hand-drawn animation, a line is extended onto a grid. When the line leaves the grid, the process spreads into the surroundings and is reflected. Beyond every boundary, the extrapolation of motion causes distort