BFS: LAS BUENAS COMPAÑÍAS/IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN
SF Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad, South San Francisco, CA, United StatesTo learn more about this film, and to watch the trailer, CLICK HERE.
2024 BEO MUS TOURNAMENT
SF Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad, South San Francisco, CA, United StatesGET THE DETAILS HERE In the meantime, if you'd like to register ahead of time, you may do so...
BFS: ZUMIRIKI Screening
SF Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad, South San Francisco, CA, United StatesTo 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
BFS 20th ANNIVERSARY: Cinco Lobitos / Lullaby
Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema 601 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, California, United StatesJoin 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 […]
BEO BOOK CLUB MEETING
The next book is Sweet Promised Land by Robert Laxalt. This acclaimed classic brought the Basque-American immigrant experience to readers all across the country and the world.Meetings are held via Zoom. If you are not currently a BEO Book Club member, you can learn more and sign up HERE.
BFS: Jainkoak ez dit barkatzen / God Doesn’t Forgive Me
SF Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad, South San Francisco, CA, United StatesLezo 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 […]
BOOK CLUB MEETING
Join Author Meg Ostrum for this month's meeting to discuss her book The Surgeon and the Shepherd: Two Resistance Heroes in Vichy France. Meetings are held via Zoom. If you are not currently a BEO Book Club member, you can learn more and sign up HERE.
BFS: IRATI Screening
SF Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad, South San Francisco, CA, United StatesEighth 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 […]
BFS: BLACK IS BELTZA II: AINHOA Screening
SF Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad, South San Francisco, CA, United StatesAinhoa 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 […]
BFS: THE ENDLESS TRENCH / LA TRINCHERA INFINITA Screening
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 […]