SIFF Says: When eight-year-old Nelly meets a girl who looks just like herself in the woods outside her late grandmother’s house, she discovers a way of understanding her own family in this poetic fairytale from writer/director Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire).

Stranger Says: Céline Sciamma's Petite Maman ("little mother") follows eight-year-old Nelly, who temporarily moves to the countryside so her parents can clear out her late grandma's home. Unable to deal with the loss, Nelly's mom suddenly leaves, and later that day, Nelly meets an eight-year-old girl who looks just like her in the woods outside her home (*wink wink*). Sciamma's tale of grief holds a quiet, spellbinding magic. It'll make you want to call your mother immediately. JAS KEIMIG