NOTES IN MOTION

In the seventeenth century the Sun King founded the Academy of Music and Dance at Versailles. In June 2013, the company Malandain Biarritz Ballet presents its latest challenge right there, a choreography with live music performed by the Basque National Orchestra. Two Basque cities and two artistic disciplines come together in a common cultural project: Sergey Prokofiev's Cinderella. The passion for vocation and the consistency of effort come to life in this documentary.

THREADS OF SORORITY

A documentary that describes the making of SKEINS AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. Anonymous faces to reach with a single message: “Not one more (woman) dead.” In this project, knitting is the vehicle which unites very different women, who become knitters in the fight, and who stand up to sexist violence from sisterhood. The Yarn is a space of symbolisation, where every stretch represents a life taken by sexist violence.

MATRYOSHKAS, THE GIRLS OF WAR

Teresa, Alicia, Araceli and Julia are four nonagenarian women, apparently common, hide four extraordinary lives marked by uprooting and exile: from Spain to Russia and then to Cuba. Self-made women and heroines of their own trajectory, their memories of hunger, cold and fear of war are mixed with nostalgia for a home that welcomed them and no longer exists, the remoteness of a territory they barely know and, for some, the return to a country that is not the one they dreamed about.

ARTE AL AGUA, THE COD FISHERMEN OF NEWFOUNDLAND

An intimate portrait of the dreams and aspirations of the last fishermen who fished in Newfoundland, their hardships and sufferings. A personal history that will show what life was like on board a trawler, hile revealing what went wrong during those years, how and why...

LOS XEY, A REAL MOVIE STORY

At a time when the radio offered live shows and television had yet to appear, there wasn’t a theatre, cabaret or radio station that didn’t demand the performances of Los XEY. Ever since their creation in 1940 until their dissolution in 1961 the Basque group Los Xey was one of the most famous singing groups in the world. Not only did they triumph in Spain but also in America from Argentina to the US. They left a lasting impression for many generations.

RUN, KURU, RUN!

NORA, 12, disguised as a giraffe, enters the Bidasoa Hospital (in Irun city, Spain, border with France), and while waiting for a badge, she spots KURU in the next cubicle, Ethiopian, 12, bruised. NORA wants to know what has happened to him, but KURU will tell her a story about KETXINE, a giraffe that in 1827 travelled across the Mediterranean, as he has done now.

ROBOTIA

In a world inhabited by androids, a girl dreams of playing football, despite her family’s ban. Her friends will come to her aid to help her fulfill her wish, and to show everyone what they are capable of doing, on and off the football field.

TEARS

A child's tear tells us that if we look carefully and closely, its appearance changes each time it flows from the child's eyes, depending on the reason for crying. The tear changes its appearance, shape or colour if the child cries with sadness, anger, joy, physical discomfort or when something gets in his eye. The child appreciates his tears on all occasions and the tear, an old woman is delighted with each of the ways in which the child's emotions dress her.

UPON ENTRY

A young couple – Elena from Barcelona and Diego, born in Caracas – arrive from Spain at JFK airport where they will enter the United States as immigrants. Just when they thought their process was complete and they’ve been approved, they unexpectedly learn they have to go through a final inspection. They will be forced to reveal secrets they have not yet shared, endangering their entry and leading them to question the nature of their own relationship.

TITÁN TOFU

On a routine walk, a colourful spotted creature finds himself in front of a barrier that prevents him from moving forward. It will be a challenge to get through it, but when he does and discovers all that lies behind it, he will be faced with the decision of whether to stay there forever or go back to his comfort zone.