Ikuska 4: Euskal Telebista
Debate on the launch of Basque television (ETB, Euskal Telebista).
Ikuska 7: Barandiaran
Interview and tribute to Jose Migel Barandiaran, researcher on Basque culture.
Ikuska 9: Euskal artistak
Short film on the art in the Basque Country.
Ikuska 6: Euskara galdutako Nafarroa
The situation of the Basque language in Navarra.
Itoiz Summer Sessions
The discovery of a series of unreleased tapes leads Juan Carlos Pérez, leader of the iconic group Itoiz, to reflect on the dissolution of the band at its peak, after a clear change of style towards pop that he still denies today. Juan Carlos will thus begin a cathartic journey to the essence of the group, reliving the beginnings of the band as a progressive rock group in Mutriku in the 70's, which will serve him to reconcile with the past.
Lamia
A Basque mythological creature struggles to regain her power after a man steals her egg.
Ikuska 3: Bilboko hiri espekulazioa
Documentary that presents the urban problems of Bilbao.
Ikuska 10: Kontrasteak
Documentary on the rural world and the city in the Basque Country.
Ikuska 5: Elebistasuna
Study on the situation of Basque language compared to Spanish.
Ikuska 15: Euskaldunberriak
The troubles of learning Basque in adults.
In Ictu Oculi
The six-decade transformation of a block of houses, shown by means of artfully featured archival shots, highlights the beauty and sadness of human-made decay. In the blink of an eye 66 years pass by and a savings bank replaces a church.
Ikuska 8: Arabako herrien heriotza
Analysis of the problems facing the rural world of Araba, a region of the Basque Country.
Ikuska 13: Euskal kanta berria
Documentary dedicated to the new Basque music.
Kutsidazu bidea, Ixabel
Juan Martin, a young boy from San Sebastian, decides to spend the summer in a remote hillside farmhouse to improve his Basque. But there he discovers that the language they use has little in common with his classroom learnings.
Lurdes Iriondo, ez gera alferrik pasako
A singer frozen in old black and white photos. Forever young. Encapsulated. Trapped in the frame, just like her voice on her vinyl records. Forgetting that the point of view is chosen. Forgetting that, in addition to being a singer, Lurdes Iriondo is also an essential reference in the transmission of Basque culture. She understood that children were the key, and she worked for them.
Pelota
A documentary view of the Basque ball-game in which a small hard leather ball is hit against a wall. The film gives an impression of the game itself and of those who play it, not only the star performers (and the myths that surround them), but also those who just play in the streets and alleyways. The film sees the game it its cultural context and conveys the emotions and stories that are peculiar to the Basque country.
Alardearen seme-alabak
An analysis of the controversy over the participation of women in the Irun and Hondarribia festivity known as Alarde. It is divided into three parts: in the first part, the history, structure, and characteristics of the Alarde are explained; in the second part, the beginning of the conflict and its development in the 1990s; and in the third part, the present situation, reflecting on the present and future of the festival.
Xalbador gaztain kormutxa
Documentary on the life of the Basque shepherd and oral improviser (or 'bertsolari') Fernando Aire (1920-1976), known as 'Xalbador'.
The Worst of Times
Election night. Aimar, leader of the left-wing Basque nationalist movement, returns home more tired than ever. Itziar awaits him, exhausted. At the entrance, the remnants of a protest by the radical youth of their own party. Aimar has to make a decision: Does he want to continue dedicating his life to the nationalist cause, even in the worst of times?
I'm Not From Here
Day after day, an elderly woman recalls the Spanish Basque country of her youth — while forgetting she is consigned to a retirement home in Chile.