10 · 23 · 19 Forget the victims at the edge of conflict: The FICM projected a special screening of Vuelven, by Issa López Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Aranza Flores @Alvayeah Daniela Michel, founder and general director of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) presented, in the company of director Issa López, the acclaimed film Vuelven, in a special screening at the 17th FICM. Daniela Michel, Issa López In the same way, she talked about her experience working with children and, if she ever considered working with someone who had been through this conflict. However, when approaching an organization that was dealing with the issue, and which no longer exists, she decided not to do it and turned only to archival material. “The children are scared and they don’t want to talk to anybody, they are trying to reintegrate. But working with them was an idea that was quickly discarded, because, how do you touch a wound like this, you finish the film and go home?” The director says that she was going through a really bad time when she wrote the story: “Those places were you hit bottom are where tremendous truths come from. The feeling of your mother’s absence is a feeling I know, because it happened to me, but in a much more civilized way.” The film is bounded from very deep places of pain, but her team recognizes that it was a huge pleasure to make it. The filming lasted six weeks, which is “an extraordinary luxury for an independent film with a low budget,” besides the fact that the participation and collaboration of the children is limited. The film flows with the characters and Issa recognizes that the rhythm and harmony of its structure have to do with a clear and special dialogue from the actresses and actors to the people in post-production.
