BIZKARSORO

DOCUDRAMA
Showing: February, SFBCC, South San Francisco

SYNOPSIS :

Bizkarsoro debuted in 2023. It’s about a non-existent small town in the northern part of the Basque Country where five true stories, based on oral testimonials and writers’ texts, occur between 1914 and 1982. The film highlights the social changes experienced throughout the 20th century, the deep-rooted impact of a language, and the struggle for survival.

2023, réalisé par Josu Martinez, 82 minutes, en euskara, français, allemand et sous-titré en anglais.

SUR LE RÉALISATEUR :

Josu Martinez (Bilbao, Bizkaia. 1986) has written and directed the feature-length documentaries Itsasoaren alaba (2009), Sagarren denbora (2010), Prohibido recordar (2010), Gure sor lekuaren bila (2015) and Dios no me perdona (2018), all shown at San Sebastian, as well as having co-directed Barrura begiratzeko leihoak (2012) and Paperezko hegoak (2021), screened in Zinemira. He has also put his name to the short films Ama (2018), included in the Kimuak catalogue, and Anti (2019). This year his film Mirande, film bat egiteko zirriborroa is also showing in Zinemira.