Marcelo’s Phantom
Directed by Macarena Doldán Aristizábal
Argentina · 2026 · 15 min · Social issues; Low budget; City; Eat/Drink; Diary; Employment; Family; Philosophy; Literature; Macabre; Women; Couples; Prison; Psychology; Relationship; Thievery; Mental health; Sexuality; Loneliness; Surreal; Journey
Submitted to RTV International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
Every night, Marcelo rides the bus looking for faces that inspire him to write, until a disturbing passenger piques his curiosity and becomes an obsession without limits.
About the film
Marcelo is a writer driven by obsession, who rides city buses night after night in search of faces that spark his imagination. When an unfamiliar passenger crosses his path, the intrigue he feels is so powerful that he begins taking the same route at the same hour, solely to watch him and write about him. Gradually, curiosity turns into fixation, and his personal life starts to unravel. When he finally makes direct contact, the fascination with the stranger—and with the story he has projected onto him—ends up consuming him.
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RTV International Film Festival — Inaugural Online Edition · 2026