Project Detail

Sweet Bitter Sweet

A woman in red apron sits alone at a table with a face-decorated cake, surrounded by empty stacked chairs
A couple share a close, tender kiss
A woman leans back against a kitchen counter
A woman eyes a cherry pinched between chopsticks
Close-up: a woman pauses mid-taste, chocolate dripping from a red spatula still at her lips.

Synopsis

Envy, a young Chinese woman searches for love while working at a bakery. When she secretly bakes a cake for her crush, her ideal fantasies of love are confronted by reality.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2026

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 min 24 sec
Format
35mm
Director
Nicolee Tsin
Producer
Joshua Gan
Co-Producer
Georgette Gregorio Mason
Executive Producer
Will Shutt, Jonathan Carr, Jack Goodwin, Samy Mosher, Ryan Hawkins
Editor
Amy Dang
Screenwriter
Nicolee Tsin
Director of Photography
Et Ng
Production Designer
Giorgia Lee Joseph
Sound
Ines Adriana
Composer
Patrick Jonsson
Principal cast
Carmen Law, Jason Wong
Casting Director
 Olissa Rogers
1st AD
Alex Mill
2nd AD
Maria Jose
Costume Designer
 Isabelle Landicho
Hair & Make-up
Tevae Humphrey
Script Supervisor
 Molly Bradbrook
Production Assistant
Sarah Wong
Runner
Daniel Duke, Kate Lovrinov
1st AC
 Alex Tan
Loader
 Natasha Saxby Jones
Camera Trainee
Abi Jones
Gaffer
Scott Tolladay
Spark
Poppy Landen, John Bland
Sound Operator
Zak Ferguson
Art Director
Dana Keren
Standby Props
Antonia Reed, Ciera Chapman
Food Stylist
Sam Dixon
Food Stylist Assistant
Tali Matuté, Sam Wong
Colourist
Tim Smith
Colour Producer
Jai Mach Durban
Online Editor
Matt Dilworth
Music Supervisor
 Oliver Pearson
Poster Artwork
Esteban Swayze
Title Animator
Guillaume Maurin-Belay
Graphics
Wei Prior, Erin Tse, Ellis King
VFX
Lucas Martin, Ed Chambers, Ikki Dhesi, Johan Barrios
ADR
Gold Crest
Translation
Esther Tsao, Sheena Tam

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