Everytime — NYFF Review

Grief has a funny way of altering our perception of time. One moment, each day feels like a lifetime. You’re struggling to get through the day without breaking down, just trying to make it from one morning to the next. Then, suddenly, you find yourself wondering how years have gone by when it feels like the loss only happened yesterday. Grief isn’t something ephemeral. It never fully dissipates. Instead, we learn to live with it. Some days, it can feel too heavy to bear, as though you’re collapsing under its weight. Yet, no matter how much time passes, it’s something we permanently carry with us. Sandra Wollner's third feature film, Everytime, which won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, demonstrates this idea in a beautifully understated manner.