Child Colloquium Series

After Sun (2022), directed by Charlotte Wells is an intimate drama that explores memory, connection, love and loss. This poignant semi-autobiographical film explores the relationship between a 11-year old girl and her father (Paul Mescal) as they vacation together at a Turkish resort. The film invites viewers to witness a moment in time and reflect on the impact that this connection will have whence it is processed in the future. The father is wrestling with his depression and unspoken queerness while the daughter observes, engages and wanders in her own world as she tries to make contact with her father who she rarely sees. Their dance of connection and distraction pulls us in as we try to understand their intense wordless dance for love. Visually stunning and emotionally intense, After Sun is a beautifully rendered exploration of identity, knowing, not knowing and longing while confronting unspoken pain. Please join Reyna Cowan PsyD, LCSW as she reads the film together with you the audience.

Reyna Cowan, PsyD, LCSW, is a psychoanalyst and a child therapist. She is a Personal and Supervising Analyst at PINC, and is faculty at both PINC and at SFCP. She teaches extensively on child and adolescent issues, primitive states, and Winnicott, as well as courses on film and film criticism. She runs a free monthly salon series for PINC linking psychoanalysis to the arts and culture called “Second Fridays.” She has a private practice in Oakland where she works with adults, couples, adolescents, and children.