Basque Film Tour - Amama
The Basque Cultural Center along with Txintxua Films, organized a Basque Film Tour in the United States, featuring the film Amama along with its director Asier Altuna and its producer Marian Fernandez.
The tour took place in 2016 with the following Basque organizations participating:
Basque Museum and Cultural Center, Boise, Wednesday, October 5
Basque Educational Organizations & Basque Cultural Center, South San Francisco, Friday, October 7
Chino Basque Club, Chino, Saturday, October 8
Center for Basque Studies, Reno, Tuesday, October 11
New York Euzko Etxea, Brooklyn, Saturday, October 15
Screening at the San Francisco Basque Cultural Center
Screenings in Reno and Chino
Synopsis: When a Basque family's eldest son opts not to take over the family farm, sensitive daughter Amaia (Iraia Elías) steps in to convince their controlling father Tomás (Kandido Uranga) of the inevitability of change. A film of rare lyricism and visual poetry, writer/director Asier Altuna's first solo dramatic feature is a sumptuous and deeply felt exploration of the struggle to maintain the customs that form identity against the inevitability of change. Symbolically rich and rooted in tremendous performances by a largely non-professional cast, AMAMA is steeped in Basque tradition but tells a universal tale of ancestry, generational divide, and the demands of progress.
