The Apprentice

A newly arrived in Europe immigrant begins his career as an apprentice phone repairman, working hard while daydreaming about what the future holds for him. However, what he finds in a customer's phone will be a reality check that will make him rethink his entire worldview.

PRIORITIES

Ane and Andrea are in their bedroom having sex. Life goes on outside, but they have lost track of time: they talk, laugh, fuck, and sweat. It’s hot and they’re thirsty. Although they sometimes think they are thirsty, they want to seize their moment together and hug each other again, until their bodies can’t take it anymore and help arrives from outside to save them.

KRESAL USAINA "The scent of sea salt"

The Arpiz must go through the most important duel of their lives after a devastating accident. A cold and worn relationship between Josu and Xabier, father and eldest son, and the jealousy and confrontation between Xabier and Hugo, a younger brother with autism, for the love of Enara, threaten to make it impossible. Hugo's drawings and his devotion to the cinema will bring a glimmer of light and some hope in the lives of this broken family.

THE MONKEY

June has found her first summer job, taking care of Constance, a sensitive child in need of love. June befriends the little girl and harbours the illusion of becoming her year-round nanny. As June becomes attached to the child, she discovers the violence of class relations and the denial of her identity.

DEADLY DRAW

Caroline watches the street through the window, she is startled when she hears keys in the door, it's Nathan, her husband. A winning lottery ticket belonging to a girl who has had an accident has come into his hands.

THE KING OF THE WEEK

Martín (33) is a divorced man and with a son who works in a cosmetics factory. He takes care of his image and body and feels alone. Desperate, he is part of a seduction workshop that helps people to find a partner. One day he meets Marta (32) and flirting with her becomes his great goal.

MY DAD THE TRUCK

After losing everything in a flood, Bonifacio, a bumbling, hard-headed farmer, is forced to leave the countryside and travel to the city with his young daughter Hilda to pursue his dream of becoming a truck driver, but it soon becomes clear that Bonifacio is no good at doing anything and all he leaves behind is wreckage in his wake. As misadventures lead father and daughter down opposite paths in the city, Bonifacio discovers his true profession: being a father.

ILLUSTRATED WOMAN

In Ahmedabad, Isabel gives an animation workshop to a group of temporary tattoo artists, the Mehndi. She interviews them about their dreams: to fly, a women's parliament, travel to Switzerland, and claiming independence through rap.

BIZKARSORO

Five true stories based on written and oral testimonies, which take place between 1914 and 1982, in a village that does not exist. These stories highlight the social changes experienced by a small village during the 20th century. The radiation and the end of a language. And the fight to survive.

MIRANDE

In the mid-20th century, Jon Mirande proved with his prose that Basque was capable of producing cultured and universal literature. Everyone acknowledges his importance. Yet he remains a taboo subject. Mirande is said to be a racist. A paedophile. A Nazi. A misogynist. Immoral. Every time he is mentioned, controversies flare up. We don't know what to do about him. I want to make a film about Mirande. But I don't know how. Perhaps the most interesting thing to do would be to let him have his say.