Filmmaker Fernand Melgar stop the cinema. Now the director of “Special Flight” will focus on birds and bees. The Vaudois reconsiders this decision in interviews published Saturday in “Le Temps” and “24 Heures”.
Fernand Melgar announced his decision to stop cinema in an email to his employees. “Basically the idea was not to repeat this decision a thousand times. I also believe that it is important to close this parenthesis permanently, ”he explains in“ 24 Hours ”.
And to specify: “I am not retiring, I am not changing my rifle, because the background remains the same; take care of those who suffer ”. Currently, biodiversity is the most vulnerable, he notes in “Le Temps”. He will defend it by undertaking a double training of beekeeper and ornithologist.
Controversy
In 2018, Fernand Melgar found himself in the middle of a controversy after comments on the street deal in Lausanne and the publication on the web of stolen photos of individuals he accused of being drug traffickers in ” his “neighborhood, Maupas.
Did this have an impact on his decision to withdraw from cinema? “I will not pretend that I was not affected. But adversity strengthens me ”, he admits in“ Le Temps ”while specifying that he has never felt integrated into the world of cinema.
When taking stock, the director of “A School of Philosophers” indicates that what he is most proud of is the fact that his films were able to find their audience. “I would have been very sad if they didn’t interest anyone. Because I really struggled to give voice to those who were deprived of it, or were kept away from society, “he confides in” Le Temps “. (ats / nxp)
Created: 04.04.2020, 04h14
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