Basque Film Series | Gure Oroitzapenak

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The BEO will be following CDC guidelines for COVID-19.

SYNOPSIS:

Gure Oroitzapenak is a string of short films that brings to life the poems, short stories and essays of renowned Basque writer Joseba Sarrionandia. His various writings, now in film, reflect the different aspects of his life that paint a picture of suffering, love and endurance.

The countenance of Joseba Sarrionandia is multi-faceted, not only for having dabbled in all literary forms of expression, but for having been capable of creating his own imagery, composed of endless worlds. Thus, several of the elements appearing in the literary world will undoubtedly appear here: the sea, the port, childhood, trains, uprooting, war, destruction, love, drifting, pain, fantasy, mystery, initiation, torture…

PRESENTATION:

Nerea Eizagirre, a Center for Basque Studies’ Ph.D. student, will be presenting this film via Zoom. Her dissertation is on the writings of Sarrionandia, and she is currently in the Basque Country doing field work for her dissertation.  She has interviewed Joseba Sarrionandia several times along with members of his family and, along with Dr. Mari Jose Olaziregi, she is organizing a conference on Sarrionandia´s literature that will be held in July in Bilbao.