In the middle of the Karakoram Mountains in Pakistan, Aniqa Bano gives birth to a deaf girl, Narjis. Until then, she was unaware not only of the rejection and stigma attached to these girls, but of their very existence, hidden away in the shame of their families.
Sixteen years later, Narjis reads her mother's diaries, in which she describes the obstacles she had to overcome to build her school for the deaf.
The crisis in the Basque mountains is shaking up a century-old forestry model. Berdea travels through landscapes, plantations and industries to investigate the future of wood.
In their native Basque Country, architect Oihane Ruiz and landscape designer Ane Barrutia explore the wood cycle, from forest to industry, in search of answers: what kind of forest will we leave to future generations? Who defines tomorrow's forest today? Berdea. Tras el verde vasco offers a choral portrait of the current state of Basque forestry, which is marked by the decline of radiata pine, the advance of eucalyptus, and the depletion of the land. In the face of a crisis-stricken model, leading figures in the timber sector reflect on roots, memory, and the necessity of imagining alternative ways of inhabiting the landscape. This immersive proposal features original music by Maite Ruiz de Erentxun, created from the environment.