Way Back Home

A documentary film by Arturo Mendicuti

The story

Way Back Home is the story of Chucho, Marco, Erika and Christian; four actors who put together a new play as they face a world that is not built for them. A world that is not for the blind.

SYNOPSIS

In the dressing room Chucho jumps and shouts repeatedly “I’m happy, very happy!”, while Erika and Marco talk about the characters of the new play. Chucho goes on stage. Erika and Marco continue their talk. When Chucho returns he says, “the audience is shitty today”.

From this day on, the actors will dedicate themselves to give life to a new play, one that is not written for them, it is not for the blind. This work will dare them to represent characters with normal eyesight, a challenge they had never faced before.

Way Back Home will contrast this play with the reality of the actors and the difficulties they face in order to do what they love the most. We will reflect on identity, memory and the stigmatization of blindness, exposing certain questions. What images travel through their memory? Do they remember what their faces look like? What would they like to see if they could do it just for once?

The four actors are in the dressing room jumping without control. They end up shouting “shit!”. Chucho comes out of the dressing room and goes up on stage. The curtain slowly opens.

CREDITS

SCRIPT

Arturo Mendicuti

DIRECTED BY

Arturo Mendicuti

PHOTOGRAPHY

Nassif González

PRODUCTION

Isabel Vaca

ADVISER

Julio López

ADVISER

Bettina Walter

“My biggest challenge was the fear of the unknown. Facing the dark even though it had always been with me”.
Cristian.

FEATURING

CHUCHO

ERIKA

CRISTIAN

MARCO

PROJECT’S PATH

2018
Selected in the MX Platform as part of the Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival
2018
2019
Selected for the second edition of Campus Latino for its development workshop as part of the Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival.
2019
2021
Expected release date
2021