Sophy Romvari

Preface to a History

A couple, Vlad and Sophy, navigate their relationship as well as their own struggles with mental health in the context of a highly connected, politically uncertain modern world while on a trip to a remote Canadian island in this avant-garde feature film. PREFACE TO A HISTORY, created with a tiny crew of four people, represents an experiment in using minimalist tools to create an overwhelming aesthetic experience in service of a simple, but specifically contemporary, story about two people attempting to navigate a fraying relationship amid all the anxieties and external pressures of modern adulthood in a technologically-interconnected and politically unstable era.

Still Processing

A box of stunning family photos awakens grief and lost memories as they are viewed for the first time on camera.

Tiger Eats a Baby

Accompanied by his young cub, an orphaned stray roams industrial landscapes, longing for the return of his one true companion.

Oh, to Realize

A short experimental film that explores the loss of identity that can occur when one submits oneself completely to technology. Made as a contribution to "Greetings from Isolation", a collection of short films made during lock-down with limited resources, curated by Canadian Programmer Stacey Donen.

Preface to a History

A man becomes engrossed in an audiobook while walking home on a summer night.

Spice It Up

A film student at Ryerson University struggles to complete her thesis project.

The Sunless Remembered

There is a vampire who has been quietly stalking the streets of New York City for a hundred years. When she saves a young woman from being sexually assaulted on the stairwell of her building, she has cause to reminisce on a life spent in shadows, fearing the daylight and everyone who walks in it.

Pumpkin Movie

When two long-time friends call each other over Skype to continue their annual Halloween tradition of carving pumpkins together, they swap stories of negative encounters with men, both first- and secondhand, in this frank window into the pervasive nature of gender inequality.

Let Your Heart Be Light

A young woman spending christmas alone after a breakup is visited by her friend.