A comedy parodying the real-life Treviño enclave dispute, this film portrays the fictional town of Tellería as it tries to get annexed by Switzerland after a failed bid to join the Basque Country. As the townspeople begin to adopt Swiss culture, Basque and Spanish nationalists unite to restore the old status quo. Like Ocho apellidos vascos (Spanish Affair), […]
Hosted by the Basque Studies Foundation, in partnership with Basque Studies at Boise State University, the Zortziak Bat International Symposium is an...
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Hosted by the Basque Studies Foundation, in partnership with Basque Studies at Boise State University, the Zortziak Bat International Symposium is an...
TWO SHORT FILMS, ONE EVENT, LIVE PELOTA IMMEDIATELY AFTER LAS PELOTARIS (2:00 p.m.): ‘Las pelotaris – A girls game’ is a short documentary film about women who play the Basque sport of pelota.It is a story about a group of enthusiastic women who try to make, with enormous sacrifices, their way of life in a […]
Join the BEO for the screening of the documentary Haizea eta Sustraiak / The Wind and the Roots at the San Francisco Basque Cultural Center.
A poignant drama directed by Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga, Loreak delicately weaves a tale of loss, memory, and human connection set against the backdrop of the modern Basque Country. The film follows Ane, a woman whose mundane life is disrupted when she begins receiving weekly bouquets from a mysterious sender. As the story unfolds, Loreak explores how […]
Join classical pianist Josu Okiñena and txistulari Garikoitz Mendizabal for a magical evening of classical music composed and/or arranged by Basque musicians. Of incredible significance is the txistu, esteemed as one of the most ancient musical instruments known to humanity, offers a captivating window into the depths of musical history. Its origins can be traced […]
The first film of a series based on Dolores Redondo’s acclaimed Baztán Trilogy of novels, The Invisible Guardian follows detective Amaia Salazar as she investigates a string of murders in the quiet northern Navarre town of Elizondo. When the case begins to intertwine with her own family’s past, Amaia must piece together the killer’s psychological […]
Eight-year-old Cocó struggles to meet others' expectations and can't understand why. Everyone around the child uses the name Aitor, a name that feels foreign to Cocó. Ane, the siblings' mother will take advantage of the holidays to...
