The Seven In One Way

SYNOPSIS:

In the Seven in One Way, Denise Orpustan-Love, a first generation Basque American and her family return to the small rural village of Ossès in the Basque Country in the summer of 2017 to visit her family and continue the life dream of restoring her late father’s 18th century mill house. Based on her book, The Mill House Speaks:  Seven Pathways to the Ancestral Basque Homeland, Denise narrates her teachings of the seven pathways -perennial wisdoms and ancient traditions of Basque life and mysticism. As her late mentor Angeles Arrien writes in the foreword, the seven pathways “although rooted in Basque mysticism, reflect the universal mysticism of all people.  These pathways decode the common mystical experiences of ancient cultures into an understandable, concrete and practical map for navigating the complexities of today’s modern world”.

2020, directed by Matt Prine, 31 minutes, color, in English

  • Showing at the Basque Cultural Center, 3:30 p.m.  |  FREE
About the Director – Matt Prine

Director Matt Prine and Denise Orpustan-Love grew up together in Lake County, California.  After graduating from San Francisco State University, Matt went to work in the Film and Television industry.  After doing Special FX work on films with Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams including What Dreams May Come (The first film to win an Academy Award for Special FX), Matt went on to spend three years doing Special FX work for George Lucas on Star Wars Episode 1 and 2, Planet of the Apes, Jurassic Park, Wild Wild West and others.  In the early 2000’s Matt began to produce tour documentaries for various bands.  In 2005 Matt relocated to Southern California and continued independent production as well as producing for the media industry.  In 2012 Matt left the media industry and assumed his current role as an independent producer/director and continued endeavors as a multi-media artist.  He has directed 100’s of short projects and documentaries since that time (including the award winning “Doc Patient and the Law”).