If we went by stereotypes, Basques and Estonians would have a lot in common: stubborn, nature-loving, and speaking a distinctively mysterious language. Basques will debate cod recipes for hours, pour cider from over their heads, and never take off their berets. Some of it might even be true. But we are rarely just the sum of our clichés, and these short films offer a glimpse of the real thing. Ongi etorri! Tere tulemast!
San Sebastian, the year 2000. The Basque conflict is ongoing. While writing a letter to her absent brother, Sara, a 15-year-old mountain climber, trains for the hardest ascent of her life.
Zazu, in the midst of searching their identity, must choose whether to take part in their village’s traditional celebration by assuming a predetermined role, or stay true to what they feel.
A small community enters a state of collapse due to an environmental crisis and is adapting as best it can to the new reality. The privileged residents live a hedonistic life based on carpe diem, while the others struggle to survive with no alternative. What is yet to come? If there is nothing left, can anything save us?
Having lost the council aid that allowed them to keep their rehearsal venue, the women’s choir that Rita belongs to is about to fold up. Now the group must decide whether or not to accept sponsorship by one of the companies causing the most pollution in the valley.
In 1975, in one of his best-known articles, Pier Paolo Pasolini spoke of the disappearance of fireflies. A few months later he was murdered. Since then the fireflies have continued to disappear. But there are still people who remember
People of all ages enjoy themselves at the pool in Montánchez. It's an almost utopian depiction of community, under the gaze of Our Lady of Consolation. While conflicts and aggression have a siesta, the villagers take a well-deserved break.