Blue Heron

What it’s about

In the late 1990s, a family of six settles into a new home on Vancouver Island. The youngest child, Sasha, observes her older brother Jeremy’s increasingly dangerous behavior, which threatens the family’s fragile new beginning.

What hooks you

Sophy Romvari directs and writes this drama, with Eylul Guven as Sasha and Edik Beddoes as Jeremy. The film’s introspective, melancholic tone and experimental approach mark it as independent cinema.

Who it’s for

It suits viewers who appreciate quiet, character-driven stories about family strain and mental illness, and those drawn to moody, introspective dramas with an immigrant family’s perspective.