Never ending tropical summer, sisterhood and youth.“ ”
"Charming. A solid calling card for Zuniga....sheer magic.”
Screen
“Nothing less than magical…
Latina Media
“A touching display of sisterly affections and dissimilarities.”
Film Inquiry
“Fascinating."
Film Threat
“Lovely sun-soaked coming-of-age drama [that] you will never forget.”
The Moveable Fest
"Enthralling. This tale of two sisters is tender, complicated and worthy of a large audience.”
You+Me&Chisme
Synopsis
Summer vacation. Two sisters, Marina (17) and Luna (14), travel from Costa Rica to Panama to look for their absent father. While dealing with frictions that arise between them, they find space to explore their desires, new friendships, lovers, and skateboarding, on a journey toward emancipation where they discover the joy of the simple act of hanging out. An intimate and tender tale of sisterhood in the urban tropics, with a deep portrayal of colorful teenage life.
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Details
Director: Kattia G. Zúñiga
Genre: Teenage Drama - Sisterhood, Friendship, Self-awareness, GenZ, Skateboarding, Panama
Tags: Sisterhood, Friendship, Self-awareness, Gen Z, Skateboarding, Panama
Original title: LAS HIJAS
English title: SISTER & SISTER
Country of production: Panama, Chile
Year of production: 2023
Length: 80 min
Color: Color
Shooting format: HD/4K
Screening format: DCP 2K Flat
Original language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Cast: Ariana Chaves Gavilán, Cala Rossel Campos, Gabriela Man, Fernando Bonilla, Joshua De León, Lía Jiménez, Michelle Quiñones, Angello Morales, Mir Rodríguez
Scriptwriter: Kattia G. Zúñiga
Director of photography: Alejo Crisóstomo, ACC
Production designer: Micaela Canales
Editor: Andrea Chignoli
Sound design: José Rommel Tuñon
Sound mixing: Rafael Chinchilla
Music: Michelle Blades
Producers: Alejo Crisóstomo, Kattia G. Zúñiga, Isabella Gálvez Peñafiel, Said Isaac
Production company: Ceibita Films, Mente Pública
Supported by: Panama Film Fund, Ceibita Films, Chilean Film Fund, Fundación IFF Panamá (Su Mirada, post production fund), Programa Ibermedia (development fund), Costa Rica International Film Festival (industry section, development fund)
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Festivals / Awards
SXSW, USA - World Premiere
Festival de Málaga, Spain - Best Latin American Film Award
Cinélatino - Rencontres de Toulouse, France
Seattle IFF, USA
Festival de cine panameño, France
FICG, Mexico
Costa Rica IFF, Costa Rica
Art Film Fest, Slovakia
Taipei FF, Taiwan
Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland
Festival de cine de Lima, Peru
Santiago IFF, Chile - Best Film, Best Actress (Ariana Chaves Gavilán), Best Cinematography
World Cinema Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec, Canada
AFI Latin American FF, USA
Panoramica - Stockholm Latin American FF, Sweden
Portland Latin American FF, USA
B3 Biennale, Germany
Cinecitta IFF Tilburg, Netherlands
Costa Rica Festival Internacional de Cine, Costa Rica
Festival de Huelva, Spain
Juniorfest, Czech Republic
exground filmfest, Germany
Miradas Medellín Film and Audiovisual Arts Festival, Colombia
FIM – Women's IFF, Brazil
Icaro, Guatemala - Best Photography, Best Costume Design, Special Mention for Direction
Latin American FF, Portugal
Chennai IFF, India
Pune IFF, India
Ibero American FF Miami, USA
Latur IFF, India
BUFF Filmfestival, Sweden
Festival internacional de cine Panamá, Panama
Reel 2 Real IFF, Canada - Adult Jury Award for Best Film
Chicago Latino FF, USA
Kristiansand International Children's FF, Norway
Filmfestival MOOOV, Belgium
CineLatino-CineEspanol Filmtage Tübingen, Germany
Spanish and Latin FF in Rome, Italy
IFF Innsbruck, Austria
Festival Pelikula, Philippines
Mostra de Cinema da América Latina, Portugal
Related
SISTER & SISTER wins at Festival de Málaga
After its successful SXSW World Premiere Sister & Sister was awarded by international Jury at Festival de Málaga as The Best Latin American Film.
21.03.2023
New Acquisition: Sister & Sister premieres @ SXSW
We have more great news. Our new acquisition SISTER & SISTER by Kattia G. Zúñiga will have its world premiere at SXSW! Alejo Crisóstomo, Isabella Gálvez Peñafiel, Zúñiga, and Said Isaac served…
01.02.2023
