UMelissa Barrera

Ngiyazi ukuthi umsebenzi wakho wokuqala wawuseMexico. Ungene kanjani ekulingiseni?

Umsebenzi wami waqala ezinsipho zaseMexico nasembukisweni ongokoqobo, kodwa ngaqala ukulingisa esikoleni. Isikole engangifunda kuso eMonterrey sasinedrama nesimiso esihle ngempela. Ngaqala iminyaka yami yokuqala njengomdlali odlala i-basketball, futhi ngangihlale ngibuka izingane esiteji futhi ngifuna ukuba lapho nazo phezulu. Ze, Ngikholise ithimba lami lonke le-basketball ukuthi lihambe nami siye e- I-Wizard ye-Oz inhlolokhono ebangeni lesishiyagalombili, futhi kwaba yilokho; Ngisemithandweni. Ngazizwa nginomuzwa wokuhambisana nezingane zaseshashalazini. Nganquma ukuthi yilokho engangifuna ukukwenza emsebenzini futhi ngaya e-Tisch e-NYU. Bese kuthi iminyaka emibili ekolishi, Ngangenela inhlolokhono yomncintiswano wokucula eMexico, futhi emva kwalokho, Ngaqala ukusebenza kuma-telenovelas. Kwakuyi 2011, cishe 15 eminyakeni edlule manje.

Amakhefu akho amakhulu bekusemculweni Ekuphakameni na- Carmen, kodwa ngizwa sengathi ubukade ukumamuvi amaningi athusayo nemibukiso ethokozisayo muva nje. Ungasho ukuthi lolo uhlobo lwakho oluthandayo ongasebenza kulo, futhi kungani?

Ngeke ngisho ukuthi nginohlobo oluthandayo, kodwa eminyakeni embalwa edlule, imibhalo engcono kakhulu engiyitholile ibe ngamaphrojekthi ethusayo noma e-horror-adjective. Umculo wami uwuthando lwami lokuqala, nakuba, futhi bengihlale ngithi uma kufanele ngikhethe uhlobo olulodwa kuphela engizosebenza kulo impilo yami yonke, kungaba umculo wefilimu. Kodwa ngithanda ukuhlukahluka, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi zonke izinhlobo zisebenzisa imisipha ehlukene, futhi kubalulekile ukuzisebenzisa; kungenjalo, bazoba ne-atrophy. Uma unamathela ohlotsheni olulodwa isikhathi eside kakhulu, uzokhohlwa ukwenza okusele. Ngicabanga ukuthi amahlaya cishe yiyona ndlela enzima kakhulu. Ngikhule kakhulu ngibuka amafilimu amakhulu esenzo noma ama-rom-coms, ngakho-ke ngingathanda ukwenza okwengeziwe kwalokho. Angikenzi i-rom-com eqondile okwamanje, ngakho-ke yilapho engincike khona ngokulandelayo.

Ikuphi ukufana phakathi kokuthusayo nomculo kuwe?

Ngizobeka lokhu ku-Caroline Lindy, umqondisi we Inunu Yakho, ngoba ukusho kahle lokhu— okwesabekayo nomculo empeleni kufana kakhulu. Ngemva kwakho konke, bahlale bevumela phezulu, ngcolile, abesifazane abanesibindi ngokungaphelele ukuba sesikhungweni. Bobabili bahluke kakhulu, kakhulu. Okuthusayo, kunjalo, unentombazane yokugcina, owesifazane ekugcineni osindile kanye neqhawe. Izingoma zomculo zinezindima eziningi ezinabaholi besifazane abadumile abavunyelwe ukuba babe abalingiswa abayinkimbinkimbi nabanamaphutha abahamba ngokukhula okukhulu.. Lezi yizinhlobo engisebenze kuzo kakhulu, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi yingoba bengihlale ngidonsela ohambweni lwabalingiswa besifazane abayinkimbinkimbi abanamandla.

Uthathwe njenge-Scream Queen ngenxa yendima yakho yefilimu ethusayo. Ithini incazelo ye-Scream Queen kuwe?

Kuwudumo ngisho ukubhekwa kulolo hlu, ngoba kimi, ukuba "iNdlovukazi Ememezayo" kudinga ulwazi oluningi lomsebenzi kanye nephothifoliyo yezindima eziyisithonjana. Igama elithi “Scream Queen” igama elisetshenziswa ngokweqile kulezi zinsuku—ngakhula ngibuka futhi ngithanda iculo elithi “Scream Queens.” Ngicabanga ukuthi uShelley Duvall ungenile The Shining kanye no-Isabelle Adjani Ukuba nempahla ezimbili zami eziphezulu. Incazelo, kimi, ungumuntu onefilimu yakudala yehlelo ebonwa yiwo wonke umuntu, noma ukusebenza kwemihlathi ngokwesabekayo.

Yiziphi ezinye izinhlobo zezindima ezisohlwini lwakho lwezindima zamaphupho?

Bengilokhu ngithanda Indiana Jones futhi ngifune inguqulo yalokho ngowesifazane oholayo. Ngingathanda ukwenza isenzo esikhulu noma umlando wohambo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, noma yini ezothando-ngingumuntu othanda ezothando, yilokho enginamathela kukho kunoma iyiphi ifilimu engiyibukayo noma umbhalo engiwufundile. Ezothando yiyona nto engihlanganisa nendaba, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isiqephu eseceleni esesabekayo noma ifilimu yesenzo. Ngizibhalele iscript esiwuthando lwenkathi, ngoba bengilokhu ngifuna ukuba sendabeni enjalo. Njengoba ngingowaseMexico, Angivamisile ukucatshangelwa ngalezo zinhlobo zezindima, ngakho kumele ngizenzele ami amathuba. Kuningi engisafuna ukukwenza futhi izindima ezintsha engifuna ukuzihlola ngaphandle kokuzivala noma ukuba sendleleni eyodwa. Ngifunde ukuvuleleka kunoma yimaphi amathuba angavela.

Hlobo luni lwezindlela zokulingisa ungumlandeli walo, futhi iyiphi ovame ukuyisebenzisela kakhulu ukungena empilweni nasemizweni yomlingiswa omdlalayo?

Ngezinye izikhathi ngifunda umbhalo lapho ngixhuma khona ngokujulile nomlingiswa kangangokuthi ngigxila kuphela emigqeni ebhaliwe. Ngezinye izikhathi, indima idinga ucwaningo olwengeziwe, ukukhuluma nabantu, nokudala amabhodi emizwa noma izinhlu zokudlalayo ukuze kwakhiwe umhlaba womlingiswa. Angiyena umlandeli othile walokho abantu abakubiza ngokuthi indlela yokwenza, engicabanga ukuthi isiphenduke uhlobo lwegama elixubene. Ngomqondo wesimanje, akudingekile ngokombono wami. Ngicabanga ekuqaleni, Indlela yokwenza yayingaqondile ukufaka umlingiswa empilweni yakho yansuku zonke, kodwa kunalokho ukukhipha kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho futhi uzwe inkumbulo ukuze ungene kumlingiswa futhi ufinyelele imizwa eyiqiniso. Kulowo nalowo owabo, ngithi, inqobo nje uma ungadali ukungakhululeki kusethi noma ukwenza izinto zibe nzima kakhulu. Mina ngokwami ​​ngihamba icala ngalinye, kuye ngephrojekthi, Anginayo iqhinga elilodwa engilisebenzisa ngaso sonke isikhathi.

Obani abalingisi, abenzi bamafilimu, noma abaqondisi obheka kubo kakhulu ukuze bathole ugqozi?

Ngizizwa ngigqugquzelwa kakhulu ngabadidiyeli bamafilimu abangabazi abalingisa kumafilimu abo, ebengihlale ngifuna ukukwenza. Ngokwesibonelo, Sarah Polley, Xavier Dolan, Cooper Raiff, muva nje u-Eva Victor, osanda kubhala, iqondiswe, futhi walingisa efilimini yakhe Uxolo, Baby kulo nyaka. Ngiyathanda ukubona abantu bekwenza konke futhi bekwenza kahle.

Ukhiqizwe ngokuhlanganyela Imikhondo Yasekhaya, isekelwe kumenzi wefilimu wasePalestine-Mexican u-Collette Ghunim. Yayinjani leyo nqubo ekubeni umdidiyeli omkhulu, ukubona indaba esondelene nesiko lakho, kanye nomphumela wokuwina umklomelo we-DOC NYC?

Ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu Imikhondo Yasekhaya; yinhle kabi, kubalulekile, kanye ne-documentary efika ngesikhathi. Ithimba lathintwa ukuba ngijoyine njengomdidiyeli omkhulu sekwedlule isikhathi, ngakho-ke angikwazi ukuthatha noma iyiphi ikhredithi. Ngijabule kakhulu ngokweseka ukukhishwa kwayo ukuze sithole amehlo amaningi kukho. Ngiyazi ukuthi umqondisi, U-Colette [Ghunim], ubesebenza kulokhu kusukela ngaleso sikhathi 2018, okukhombisa ngempela ukuthi isimo sasePalestine sibi kangakanani. Ngizizwa ngixhumene nayo ngoba ngingowaseMexico nangenxa yokuxhumana kwami ​​nePalestine, kodwa futhi ngoba yinhle kakhulu, ethize, I-lens eseduze ibe ukuhlukumezeka okuphakathi kwezizukulwane.

Indaba igxile emndenini owodwa waseMexico-Palestine uzama ukupholisa amanxeba ajulile enziwa ukuthi bobabili abazali babaleke emakhaya ngenxa yezinhlobo ezahlukene zodlame.. Ngiyamazi uColette, umqondisi kanye nenkanyezi, uhlela ukwethula umkhankaso onomthelela wokwenza ifilimu ibe phambi kwamehlo nezindlebe eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka, emakolishi nasezindaweni ezingazuza kulolu hlobo lwengxoxo. Isimo samanje somhlaba sidala ababaleki abasha nsuku zonke, futhi labo bantu bese bedlulisela lokho kuhlukumezeka ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane uma kungalashwanga kahle (uma lokho kungenzeka). Kuyingxoxo ebalulekile okufanele ube nayo—ukubona imiphumela edabukisayo lolu hlobo lokuhlukumezeka oluyoba nayo ezizukulwaneni ezizayo. Le filimu imayelana nokuphulukisa nokuthola ukuvalwa, okuyithuluzi elibaluleke kangaka kubantu emhlabeni wonke abazama ukwenza okufanayo. Ngiziqhenya kakhulu futhi ngihloniphekile ukuba yingxenye ye Imikhondo Yasekhaya iqembu.

Imuphi umgomo wokulingisa omkhulu ofuna ukuwufeza onyakeni omusha?

Umgomo wami uhlale usebenza kumaphrojekthi angijabulisayo futhi angiphonsele inselelo yokuqhubeka nokukhula. Nginomgomo obalulekile ngemuva kwekhamera, okwenza ifilimu yami yenziwe. -Ngethemba, endleleni, Ngizosebenzisana nomqondo ofanayo, abaculi abanezinhliziyo ezithanda ukuxoxa izindaba ezinenjongo ezingaphilisa abantu inhliziyo eyodwa ngesikhathi. Ngiyazi ukuthi ubuciko bunamandla okufaka inhlansi ephusile, ushintsho oluhle.

Yimaphi amaphrojekthi amasha (ukuthi uvunyelwe ukukhuluma ngakho) abalandeli abangazilungiselela?

Iphrojekthi yami entsha yile Isivivinyo saseCopenhagen, edlala okokuqala kwiPeacock! Uhlelo luyi-twist ohlotsheni lwezinhloli, futhi njengomlandeli wesikhathi eside wohlobo, Ngikuthola kuwukuthatha okusha. Kuyathakazelisa, osolisayo, futhi ezingalindelekile, kanjalo kulowo mgudu, Angifuni ukudalula okuningi, kodwa ngingasho ukuthi ngiyaziqhenya ngokuba yingxenye yawo nokusebenza noSimu Liu nabanye abalingisi.