Ikuska 15: Euskaldunberriak

The ancient Greeks used as a support for their writings wooden frames on which they poured liquid wax. When solidifying, it formed a flat surface capable of being engraved by means of a punch. These tablets were called 'tabulas', and when they had not yet been used they were 'tabula rasa', blank sheets.

Waiting for aita to take me in her arms. Waiting for the first day of school. Waiting for the breasts to grow.

A filmmaker is preparing a documentary about cemeteries around the world. Unexpectedly, a heart operation makes him rethink his work. The personal experience of his illness and the images of his work mix in an interactive relationship between the two.

Juanjo Franco Zabalegi died in San Sebastian on 19 June 2008. This documentary aims to show what his life was like and the keys to his creative processes. Family, friends, students, leisure and work colleagues focus on his memories to show us different aspects, in many cases unknown, of his wide-ranging activity as a filmmaker, painter, teacher...

The street, at the same time a magical and hard place. Songs and music flourish in the middle of the asphalt, sometimes soft, sometimes torn. Everyone finds the most unique setting in their shelter. A city, San Sebastián, that evolves through the musicians who play in its streets.

It all started in July 2018. Groups of migrants coming from Africa endeavouring to cross the border with France started arriving at Irun train station. They would sleep in the street. The charities working in the town succeeded in convincing the squatters’ movements to take a hand in the matter by letting them use their places. The wave of generosity spread to the people of Irun.

Mentxu and Lourdes Arrieta cannot speak. They cannot control their muscles. Two sisters born with a congenital disorder, labeled "retarded" or "lost" even by those who loved them, with no way to communicate, created a unique language for themselves.

Documentary on the life of the Basque shepherd and oral improviser (or 'bertsolari') Fernando Aire (1920-1976), known as 'Xalbador'.