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Blue Heron: Sophy Romvari’s Audacious Journey Down the Pathways of Memory

Blue Heron: Sophy Romvari’s Audacious Journey Down the Pathways of Memory

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekApril 21, 2026Experimental approach to childhood memories in film, Blue Heron, Semi-autobiographical, Directed and written by Sophy Romvari, Eylul Guven, Inringó Réti, Adám Tompa, Edik Beddoes, Amy ZimmerComment

I Carry You With Me: Gentle Mexican Immigrant Love Story Floats Between Fact And Drama

I Carry You With Me: Gentle Mexican Immigrant Love Story Floats Between Fact And Drama

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 18, 2021I Carry You With Me, Mexican film, Spanish language, Semi-autobiographical, Heidi Ewing, Iván García, Gerardo Zabaleta, Armando Espitia, Christian VázquezComment