Chicas Tristes - Fernanda Tovar
Golden Lynx Competition- Fiction
TUE JUN 23 - 9:30pm
CASINO
Chicas Tristes by Fernanda Tovar | Mexico, Spain, France | 90’
La Maestra and Paula are inseparable friends and top swimmers in their team—until a party incident forces them to choose between silence and speaking out, testing their bond. In her debut feature, Fernanda Tovar explores sexual abuse and female solidarity in contemporary Mexico. Winner of the Crystal Bear at this year’s Berlinale, Chicas Tristes pairs striking cinematography with two subtle yet powerful performances, creating a provocative film bound to spark debate.
Fernanda Tovar (Mexico City, 1991) is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and member of the Colectivo Colmena. She graduated from the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) and participated in the Berlinale Talents Guadalajara and the Berlinale Talents Latin America in 2020. Her short film My Age, Yours, and the Age of the World premiered at the Semaine de la Critique at Cannes in 2022, where it received a Special Mention at the Morelia International Film Festival. In 2024, her short film I Want to Violently Crash into the Windshield of Love premiered at the Tribeca Festival. Sad Girlz is her debut feature film.
