Bittersweet

2026 | Color | 16:34

A sensory, intimate, and dreamlike story about Rene, a young woman on summer break in Mexico City, searching for someone named Pablo. Rene looks for Pablo in places where she has found him before, clinging to the hope of seeing him again. Afraid to face the prospect of loss, she turns to self-medication, which causes a distorted perception of reality and sparks memories in which her past and her dreams blur together.

Country: México
Direction: Guisa; María
Script: Guisa; María
Production: Guisa; María, Tross; Valentina
Photography: Vázquez; Mateo
Sound: Siliceo; Naom
Music: Reyes; Juan
Cast:Cartas; Mariané, Cartas; Patricio, Menéndez; Andrea
Art direction: Sánchez; Ximena
Participation year at FICM: 2026

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