2018 Program |
Friday, March 9th, To Remember is Forbidden & Las Pelotaris
Friday, October 5th, Brujas de Zugarramurdi
Prohibido Recordar & Las Pelotaris
Prohibido Recordar
To Remember is Forbidden
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The days of Saturraran as a luxury spa ended abruptly during and after the Spanish Civil War when it became a site of suffering for thousands of women imprisoned under Franco's regime. Between 1937 and 1944, two thousand women between the ages of 16 and 80 classified as "reds", or Republicans, were sent to Saturraran from all over Spain. |
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2010, directed by Josu Martinez &
Txaber Larreategi, 53 minutes, color, in Castilian & Euskara with
English Subtitles. |
Friday, March 9th, 7:30pm, Basque Cultural Center
Free Admission.
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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A story about a group of enthusiast women who try to make, with
enormous sacrifices, their way of life in a sport which they feel
true passion: the Pelota or Jai Alai. Despite their achievements in
the court and championships, it is hard for them to gain recognition
in a narrow universe predominantly ruled by and for men.
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2015, directed by Daniel Burgui
Iguzkiza & Andrés Salaberri Pueyo, 27 minutes, color, in Spanish,
English, French, Portuguese, Basque |
Friday, March 9th, 7:30pm, Basque Cultural Center
Free Admission.
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Frogs
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Pello, a bank branch manager, is arrested on charges of
embezzlement. Abandoned by his superior (who got him involved in the
heist), Pello escapes from the court room and goes on the run.
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2016, directed by Patxo Telleria, 97
minutes, color, |
Friday, April 13th, 7:30pm, Basque Cultural Center
Free Admission.
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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The story of Basque freedom fighter Yoyes, born Dolores Gonzalez. In
1973, Yoyes joined the fledgling Basque militant group ETA where
she played an important role, but became disillusioned following a
lethal bombing. Going into exile for years, Yoyes finally returns to
the Basque country with her husband and daughter, but is targeted by
her former ETA colleagues as a traitor.
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2000, directed by Helena Taberna,
104 minutes, color, |
Helena Taberna |
Helena Taberna started her
audiovisual career as New Technologies Coordinator with the Government
of Navarre. She has dedicated her working life exclusively to the cinema
since 1994. Her films, long and short, have received critical and
audience acclaim while landing numerous accolades at national and
international festivals. Yoyes, Helena Taberna's first feature, was released in March 2000, obtaining important box-office takings. Yoyes was one of the Spanish productions to win most international awards that year. |
Friday, May 4th, 7:30pm, Basque Cultural Center
Free Admission.
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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Having fought in the First Carlist War, Martin returns to his family
farm in Gipuzkoa only to find that his younger brother, Joaquín,
towers over him in height. Convinced that everyone will want to pay
to see the tallest man on Earth, the siblings set out on a long trip
all over Europe, during which ambition, money and fame will forever
change the family’s fate. A story based on true events.
2017 Irizar Basque Film Award at the San Sebastian |
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HANDIA TRAILER VOSI H264 from Film Factory Entertainment S.L on Vimeo. |
2017, directed by Aitor Arregi , Jon
Garaño, 114 minutes, |
Friday, September 7th, 7:30pm, Basque Cultural Center
Free Admission.
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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An absurd, racy comedy starring a group of desperate thieves who rob
a Cash-for-Gold shop in Madrid's Puerta del Sol and make a crazy
dash for Disneyland with one of the heister's sons in tow. But on
the border with France, they fall into the hands of Basque witches
who apply themselves diligently to the ancient customs of their
craft and bringing the men down a peg or two.
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2013, directed by
Álex de la Iglesia, 112 minutes, |
Friday, October 5th, 7:30pm, Basque Cultural Center
Free Admission.
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080