The Basque Museum in partnership with The Basque Educational Organization will be hosting the Basque Museum Zinema Eguna, or Film Day at The Flicks on Tuesday, July 29. Tickets are on sale for $15 per person. If you choose to attend both screenings (see below), you will get a $5 discount for purchasing both tickets.
Tickets are available online at The Flicks, or by going to the Box Office at the Flicks, 646 W Fulton Street.
Both screenings will include introductions to the films as well as Q & A afterwards with Nic Smith, Board Member of the BEO(see below for his bio). All films have English subtitles.
FILM LABURRAK | SHORTS 4:30PM
Amona Putz
Jainkoak ez dit barkatzen / God doesn´t forgive me
FILM LUZEA | FEATURE 7PM
Amona Putz
Bizkarsoro
FILMEI BURUZ | ABOUT THE FILMS
Amona Putz
Sometimes, couples who have children miss Grandma.
Jainkoak ez dit barkatzen / God doesn´t forgive me
Lezo 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 years after his death, the tape recorder of writer Martin Ugalde reveals his incredible story told in the voice of the actual protagonist. Starting with unpublished conversations between the two held from 1975 to 1978, this film sheds light on the testimony of a key character in 20th century Basque history.
2018, directed by Josu Martinez, 60 minutes, color, Euskara with English Subtitles
Select for the 2018 – San Sebastian Internation Film Festival – 66th edition.
Bizkarsoro
In a non-existent town, five true stories based on oral testimonials and texts by writers take place between 1914 and 1982. Through them, we see the social changes experienced throughout the 20th century by a small town in the Northern Basque Country, the deep-rootedness and approximation of a language, and the struggle for survival.
NICIRI BURUZ | ABOUT NIC
Nic Smith is a PhD graduate in Hispanic Languages and Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on the intersection of Basque identity, culture, and politics in the 21st century. In addition to his work as a BEO board member and director of the BEO Movie Club, Nic is a founding member of the UC Basque Research Group. He is currently adapting his dissertation into a series of books exploring the Basque cultural industry.