So you don’t forget receives the Press Award at GIFF 2026
Marcela Jabes’s debut feature, produced and co-written by Abril Villegas, competed in the Official Mexican Feature Film Selection and received the Press Award.
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Marcela Jabes’s debut feature, produced and co-written by Abril Villegas, competed in the Official Mexican Feature Film Selection and received the Press Award.
“A debut feature that turned memory, grief and childhood into one of the most moving offerings at GIFF 2026.” — Miguel Vázquez, Acotación Itinerante. 4/5 ⭐
“A film that goes straight to the viewer's heart.” — Cinemanía.
“An endearing story.” “A bridge built on identification and empathy, things we should precisely not forget.” — Javier Quintanar Polanco, CineNT.
“It challenges the boundaries between the real and the fantastic.” “The cameras work as tools for adapting to and navigating existence.” — Humberto Sánchez Amaya, El Nacional.
“A beautiful story with endearing characters and situations we can all relate to.” — La Otra Escucha.
“Grief seen through the curiosity of childhood.” “A shared, playful experience.” — Adriana Góchez, La Razón México.
“The camera is no longer just an object for recording reality; it also becomes a way of understanding it.” “A letter, a hug, a recording, an offering.” “An emotional and creative film that reflects an intimate meditation on memory.” — La Garra, Peliplat.
“Forceful, close-to-home storytelling, built from a social perspective of migration and intimate bonds.” — Periodistas Unidos.
“A compliment and a cherry on top for the smart, intense viewer.” “There is no Mexican film that treats mental health with such care and tenderness.” “An absolute revelation.” — Praxedis Razo.
“Sometimes, holding on to an image, a voice or a moment can also be a way of learning to let go.” — Revista Cameo.
“The camera works as a tool for preserving experiences, but also for revealing emotions and identities.” — Luis Pardo, Revista Flow.
“A film about identity.” — Columba Vértiz, Revista Proceso.
“A lovely story about the memory that fades and the memory that endures.” — Arturo Garibay, Top Cinema.
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