‘La Bola Negra’s’ Creatives Faced a Ticking Clock to Finish the Film for Cannes, But Waiting for Snow Almost Kept the Ending From Being Shot

“La Bola Negra” editor Alberto Gutiérrez knew he was up against time — the plan was that they wanted to take the film to the Cannes Film Festival, and the deadline was March. Filming began in November, and Gutiérrez was editing the movie. But there was one problem. The film didn’t have its ending, and