Basque Film Series
Hosted by the Basque Educational Organization, a partner of the Basque Cultural Center.
Synopsis:
The finding of a series of unpublished tapes prompts Juan Carlos Pérez, leader of the iconic band Itoiz, to think back over their break-up at the height of their fame, following an obvious change of style towards the pop music that he continues to spurn today. Juan Carlos therefore sets out on a cathartic journey into the essence of the group, reliving its early days as a prog-rock group in the Mutriku of the early 70s as he comes to terms with the past.
2024, directed by Larraitz Zuazo & Zuri Goikoetxea & Ainhoa Andraka, 102 minutes, color, in Euskara and Spanish with English subtitles.
About the Directors:
Larraitz Zuazo, Zuri Goikoetxea, Ainhoa Andraka
Executive producer and producer at Begira Produkzioak, Larraitz Zuazo (Bilbao, 1980) has directed documentaries such as Nosotras, mujeres de Euskalduna (2016), 163 días, la huelga de bandas (2017) and Esther Ferrer, hilos de tiempo (2019). The screenwriter, director and producer Zuri Goikoetxea (Vitoria, 1984) moves between documentary cinema and video art and, since 2016, mainly works with Doxa Producciones. In 2022 she co-directed the documentary Cabeza y corazón with Ainhoa Andrake (Bilbao, 1982), an editor, screenwriter, director and producer at the head of Doxa Producciones. She was the executive producer of titles like Asier ETA Biok (Aitor and Amaia Merino, Zinemira, Irizar Award 2013).