We’re Only Human. And That’ll Do - The Tyee

Listen to this article 10 min Consciousness and memory. Two new films take these as their subject matter. There are convergences, commonalities and enormous differences in how each work contends with these ideas. But what comes out of the experience is something that approaches transcendence. Director Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend premiered at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival and picked up the FIPRESCI Prize, an award from the International Federation of Film Critics recognizing new and young cinema. Victoria, B.C.-born director Sophy Romvari’s debut feature Blue Heron premiered…