6:00pm
Fri, Oct 07
Guam Museum Indoor Theatre
part of the Made in the Marianas program
General Admission
$5.00 USD
at the door
(cash only)
Bittersweet
Guam | 16 min. | Guam Premiere
Drama, Romance, Horror | GIFF Guide: Mature Audiences – some material may be inappropriate for viewers under 18
Synopsis
Kayla (Rose McAfee) gives Danny (Gavin Chargualaf) a chance to redeem himself one last time in hopes of saving their relationship from an unforgivable sin.
Screenings and Awards
Winner – MICFF India, Best Thriller Short – Mumbai International Cult Film Festival, Finalist – Asian Cinematography Awards
James Davis (Producer, Writer, Director)
James Davis was born and raised in the Philippines and moved to Guam in the year 2000. He helped his father run his business, restore classic and muscles cars then soon became a grease monkey himself. He eventually became an autocross and car show enthusiast and made it a point to capture all the moments on his first camcorder, the Mini-DC Sony Handicam.
He learned how to edit his own films after he downloaded the trial version of Adobe Premiere CS3 and later Sony Vegas 8. A passion for filmmaking was sparked and James has been creating documentaries, montages, wedding videos, and short films ever since. He is a self-taught videographer with a love for cinematography. In 2017, “You Deserve Tomorrow” short film won Best Made in the Marianas at Guam International Film Festival. James aims to direct and create even more works in the future.
Rose McAfee
Rya Balent
Gavin Chargualaf
Baltazar BJ Bell
Writer/Director of Photography: Brian Muna
Assistant Director: Bobby Bonifacio
Make Up Artist: Michelle Dotdot, Lorzalyn Romulo
Production Manager: Akina Chargualaf
Set Design: Miriam Kristina Alam, Lorzalyn Romulo
Cast and Wardrobe Management: John Cortez
Sound Recordist: Vincent Alviz
Key Grip: David De Leon
Grips/Best boys – Skylar Suarez-Sales, Ronald Fuellas
Set Photographer: Joe Cruz
Set Videographer: Maurice Jones
Special Thanks to: Francis Tenorio (Club Ara), Maryann Benavente, Shawn Blas, Sarah Garcia, Linsey McAfee, Paul Blas, Raffy Manejero,
Funding has been provided to Guam International Film Festival, Inc. from Humanities Guåhan and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the federal ARP Act of 2021.