Lighting up the shadows

In 2025, the Basque Government, EITB, and the Basque Film Archive undertook the recovery and restoration of four medium-length films made entirely in Basque in the mid-1980s. The long and delicate process included a trip to the L'Immagine Ritrovata laboratories in Bologna. The documentary, an original EITB production, chronicles the journey of the four directors and the recovery process carried out in Italy. Because it is important to tell these stories too.

Berta discovers that she is pregnant and doesn’t know what to do, as she doubts her partner Manel’s love for her. On the advice of her friend Sílvia, she decides to give him burundanga, the “truth drug.” Once it takes effect, Manel confirms that he is in love with her, but also confesses something far more unexpected: he is a member of ETA.

PRAY FOR US

Set in Spain in 1974, the film follows Ana, a 19-year-old from Barcelona considered rebellious by her wealthy family, who is set by her father to a reform institution run by the Patronato. There, she endures a strict discipline regime imposed by nuns, especially the merciless Sister Socorro. Amid the harsh conditions, she finds solace in a deep bond with another girl, Sole. Together, they struggle to survive and attempt to escape, though fate cruelly reunites them when Sole is recaptured. Determined to protect her friend, Ana confronts Sister Socorro's twisted authority and is forces to make a final, painful sacrifice in an attempt to save them both.

UN TAL KARLOS

Everyone knows Karlos Arguiñano. He has been part of our lives for almost forty years, teaching us how to cook on television while winning over audiences along the way. But do we really know him, or do we simply think we do? This film offers an intimate look at Karlos, taking us into his most private spaces as well as into situations outside his usual routine. By listening to him and to those closest to him, the film sets out to discover the person behind the public image.

PEDRO ARRUPE, I SURVIVED THE ATOMIC BOMB

On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The image that has remained etched in the world's collective memory is the mushroom cloud rising over the city, but not the charred bodies beneath it, nor the hands struggling to save them. That other story was witnessed by Pedro Arrupe, a Basque Jesuit of universal stature. Eighty years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, as the spectre of nuclear threat once again looms over the world, a university professor sets out on a journey to uncover the little-known story of Pedro Arrupe, the Basque Jesuit who survived the atomic blast and helped save more than 150 people. From the streets of Hiroshima to the Vatican archives, and back to his roots in the Basque Country, the documentary recovers the voices of survivors in order to preserve their words. Their testimonies become a catalyst for ethical reflection on peace and human rights, at a moment when their defence is more necessary than ever.

MUGURUZA FM 40 TOUR

Four decades after stepping onto a stage for the first time, Fermin Muguruza embarks on his final large-scale tour: a collective journey celebrating 40 years of music, commitment, and cultural resistance. This music documentary captures the pulse of that journey through packed concert halls, endless miles on the road, encounters along the way, and the shared energy that has resonated across generations—from Kortatu and Negu Gorriak to his work today. On stage and behind the scenes, the film immerses itself in the intensity of a defining moment, capturing the spirit of what would become his last tour on this scale. Through music, images, and memory, the documentary crafts a cinematic portrait of an artist who has transformed his songs into instruments of struggle, identity, and community celebration, accompanying the final great dance of an essential voice in contemporary music.

LO NUESTRO

On a stormy summer night, LUIS (45) flees the scene after accidentally hitting a woman riding her bicycle down a wide avenue on the outskirts of the city. Racked with remorse, and after learning that the woman is in critical condition, Luis decides to donate his liver to her as the only way to make amends for his fateful mistake. When Luis meets SOFIA (40), love blossoms instantly between them, and they immediately begin a passionate relationship. Shortly afterward, Luis discovers that Sofia is the very woman he hit, and their relationship takes a 180-degree turn. Sofía begins to have recurring nightmares and wants to know more about that accident, but Luis is unable to tell her the truth. His love for her and his fear of losing her—fearing he might not earn her forgiveness—will lead Luis to a point of no return where an innocent man will pay the full price.

STILL WARM

A monstrous, red-skinned, horned body has been found in a remote mountain area. A team of scientists, led by renowned and now-retired forensic expert Maureen Hughes, has been assembled to perform an autopsy and answer one question: is this really the Devil’s corpse?

ROMANCE OF THE BLACK MOON

Clara, a 90-year-old woman living alone in the Basque Country, finds her quiet life disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious neighbor. From that moment on, figures drawn from memory, philosophy, and love begin to reappear along her path. Moving between the everyday and the fantastic, Clara enters a realm where memories take physical form and time itself seems to stand still. An intimate journey through old age, absence, and the possibility of rediscovering what once seemed lost forever.

This Solitude

Leo and Lorea have loved each other. Perhaps they still do. But something between them has broken. After five years, their relationship has come to an end. He carries the burden of his sick father, caught between responsibility and an emotional detachment that weighs heavily on him. She, tangled up in poorly paid jobs and personal crises, tries to put herself back together without really knowing where to begin. They are two tired, lonely bodies, shaped by precarity, by unresolved issues, and by the emotional inheritance of a generation that always seems to arrive late to everything: love, stability, maturity, peace of mind, and personal fulfilment.