BEO sponsored event

This is an audiovisual project created by artists Amaia Hormaetxea and Endika Basaguren in the cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chino, Las Vegas, and New York. The concept of this performance as a documentary experiment is to demonstrate the non-existence of borders in our Basque culture. It discusses a traditional Basque feeling, from communities […]

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To learn more about this film, and to watch the trailer, CLICK HERE. *Please note the following agenda for this special screening: 7:00 p.m. | Meet & Greet with Director Oskar Alegria7:30 p.m. | Film screeningpost-film | Q&A with Director Oskar Alegria

Join us in celebrating our 20th Anniversary of the Basque Film Series. Below are the details of a Saturday morning at the cinema! THE FILM: Cinco Lobitos / LullabyPRESENTED BY: Dr. Pedro OiarzabalWHEN: Saturday, May 18th @10:30 a.m.WHERE: Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema, 601 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?: Seating is […]

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 […]

Eighth century. Christianity is spreading throughout Europe, while pagan beliefs are disappearing. After the attack of the Franks, and with the Carolingian army almost over the Pyrenees, the local bailiff turns to an ancient goddess for help. Thanks to a blood compact, and in exchange for his own life, he defeats the enemy; however, before […]

Ainhoa was born by a miracle in La Paz (Bolivia), after the death of her mother Amanda in a simulated car accident. She grew up in Cuba and in 1988, at the age of 21, she traveled to the Basque Country to discover the land of her father Manex. In the midst of repression and […]

Join the BEO for the final screening in 2024 where we'll be hosting a reception to celebrate another phenomenal season. This event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and the screening will start at 7:30 p.m. ABOUT THE FILMHiginio and Rosa have only been married for a few months when the Civil War breaks out, representing […]