In 'Blue Heron,' filmmaking fills in lost details of a shared past

NPR | By Sarah Handel,

Gurjit Kaur, Ailsa Chang, Ashley Brown

Published May 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM EDT

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sophy Romvari about her first feature-length film, Blue Heron, and the ways memory can change and be changed by time and the artistic process.

Sarah Handel

Gurjit Kaur

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who hosts All Things Considered along with Ari Shapiro, Mary Louise Kelly and Juana Summers. She landed in public radio after practicing law for a few years.

Ashley Brown

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