SISTER & SISTER

LAS HIJAS

By Kattia G. ZÚÑIGA

CEIBITA FILMS - as PROD

Female director - Completed 2023

A heartfelt film about sisterhood, desires, jealousy, and youth in the never-ending tropical summer of Panama.

Festivals
& Awards

Ventana Sur 2022
Copia Final
SXSW 2023
Global
Malaga 2023
Biznaga de oro a la mejor película iberoamericana
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Female director, First film
    • Countries
    • PANAMA, CHILE
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 80 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Kattia G. ZÚÑIGA
    • Writer(s)
    • Kattia G. ZÚÑIGA
    • Producer(s)
    • Alejo CRISÓSTOMO (Ceibita Films), Isabella GÁLVEZ PEÑAFIEL (Mente Pública), Kattia G. ZÚÑIGA, Said ISAAC (Mente Pública)
    • Synopsis
    • Summer vacation. Tw o 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.