BFS: ZUMIRIKI Screening
SF Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad, South San Francisco, CA, United StatesTo learn more about this film, and to watch the trailer, CLICK HERE. *Please note the following agenda for this special screening: 7:00 p.m. | Meet & Greet with Director Oskar Alegria7:30 p.m. | Film screeningpost-film | Q&A with Director Oskar Alegria
BFS 20th ANNIVERSARY: Cinco Lobitos / Lullaby
Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema 601 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, California, United StatesJoin us in celebrating our 20th Anniversary of the Basque Film Series. Below are the details of a Saturday morning at the cinema! THE FILM: Cinco Lobitos / LullabyWHEN: Saturday, May 18th @10:30 a.m.WHERE: Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema, 601 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?: Seating is limited to 75 people, […]
BFS: Jainkoak ez dit barkatzen / God Doesn’t Forgive Me
SF Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad, South San Francisco, CA, United StatesLezo Urreiztieta was a 16th-century pirate, born by mistake in 1907. Risking his life, he saved that of hundreds of people; he negotiated with foreign governments for a free Basque Country; he managed to slip 17 boats full of weapons into Bilbao during the Civil War; he was on the point of killing Franco… Forty […]
BFS: IRATI Screening
SF Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad, South San Francisco, CA, United StatesEighth century. Christianity is spreading throughout Europe, while pagan beliefs are disappearing. After the attack of the Franks, and with the Carolingian army almost over the Pyrenees, the local bailiff turns to an ancient goddess for help. Thanks to a blood compact, and in exchange for his own life, he defeats the enemy; however, before […]
BFS: BLACK IS BELTZA II: AINHOA Screening
SF Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad, South San Francisco, CA, United StatesAinhoa was born by a miracle in La Paz (Bolivia), after the death of her mother Amanda in a simulated car accident. She grew up in Cuba and in 1988, at the age of 21, she traveled to the Basque Country to discover the land of her father Manex. In the midst of repression and […]
BFS: THE ENDLESS TRENCH / LA TRINCHERA INFINITA Screening
SF Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad, South San Francisco, CA, United StatesHiginio and Rosa have only been married for a few months when the Civil War breaks out, representing a serious threat to his life. Helped by his wife, they decide to use a hole dug into their own home as a provisional hiding place. The fear of potential reprisals and the love they feel for […]