| Director: | Oskar Alegria |
|---|---|
| Production: | Emak Bakia Films |
| Running Time: | 122’ |
| Language: | Basque, Spanish |
| Country: | Spain |
| Screenplay: | Oskar Alegria |
| Cinematographer: | Oskar Alegria |
| Editor: | Oskar Alegria |
| Music: | Ainara LeGardon, Xabier Erkizia, Mixel Etxekopar, Xavier Garcia, Justa Mentaberri, María Azcona, Elias Alegria, Ramon Lazkano |
| Sound: | Haimar Olaskoaga |
Cinema
Zumiriki
Orizzonti
Synopsis
Is it possible to travel twice to the same memory? The filmmaker built a cabin on an isolated riverbank, just opposite his childhood island, which had disappeared under the water after the construction of a dam. The goal was to go back to that place, which had become invisible. Only the trees of the island where he’d played stood firm in the middle of the water, like the masts of a broken toy boat, so the air was the only space left, the only vestige of the past to be conquered. This film is a diary of a castaway in memories: four months of a Walden experience in a lost paradise with two hens, a small vegetable garden and a clock that stopped forever at 11.36 and 23 seconds.
Director’s Statement
My father used to film the traditions and landscapes of his small village. One day I noticed him filming the plants and birds that were disappearing and at the same time he was logging the words for them in old Basque language with the soundtrack. Then I learned that if words die, birds and plants also vanish. Filming was then to save our ancient world. Filming to live twice. Filming where we hear ourselves as children.
Producers/Distributors
PRODUCTION: Emak Bakia films
Plaza Merindades 3-ppal izda
31003 – Pamplona, Spain
Tel. + 34 948235412
produccion@emakbakiafilms.com
http://www.emakbakiafilms.com
PRESS OFFICE: Estefanía García Caro - Emak Bakia films
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