The Aftersun comparison is very apt, though it also very interestingly intertwines the past and present as it goes on. Moments I liked the most: -In the scene where Adult Sasha talks with the social workers(?) to try to get a sense of “what would be done differently now for this boy’s case as opposed to what was done back then,” their answers all seemed like quite vapid non-answers, like they have just as little of an idea of how to help a teenager/family in that kind of situation now as they ever have. I could have just been misreading it but that was my takeaway and it felt like one of the most depressing moments of the movie -Jeremy was depicted as such an aloof loner, almost like he was nonverbal autistic at times, that I was really surprised by the scene of Adult Sasha reading a message from Jeremy’s childhood friend talking about his experience with him. It was pretty clearly based on Romvari getting a similar message after Still Processing came out, and I think it works as such a perfect final note since it so explicitly confirms to Sasha (and presumably Romvari) that she never truly had a chance to know and understand her brother
I need to watch the rest of her shorts but highly recommend Still Processing to those who haven’t seen it yet. Back on Criterion Channel and a great companion piece to this (incredible!) film edit: missed @OhTheWater already mentioning this but point still stands
Jesus christ the scene of her interacting with herself as a child (and Sophy behind the camera orchestrating it all) made me well up.
That was a really special film. It is hard to separate it from the documentary Still Processing, so you should absolutely watch that if you have not. There’s so much to think about here. Least importantly, I guess, but it looked absolutely beautiful. Sophy has a great eye for shot composition.
It’s obviously an incredibly personal film, but it really resonated with me as someone who would incessantly watch home movies as a child, even if they were only a year removed from the events. My father was always walking around with a camera. I couldn’t piece together such a compelling narrative with his footage, but it does make me think about how home videos and photographs affect memory.
Just Because It's Personal, That Doesn't Make It Easy: Sophy Romvari on Blue Heron | In Review Online
idk if you were trying to watch from my server or not, but I just added subs (though I think you'll have to watch the whole film with subs, including the English parts)