Behind the scenes of 'Blue Heron' Robb McCaghren Sophy Romvari tends to keep her expectations "tempered." From the inception of her debut feature, Blue Heron, the Canadian native stayed focused on what she could control: the experience of making her deeply autobiographical film on her own terms. She didn't have much hopes for a splashy acquisition out of a festival bow, much less a months-long press tour from there. "I definitely had no expectation of theatrical distribution for an independent Canadian personal drama in the year of 2026.