Josu Martínez
Nacimiento : 1986-01-01, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Historia
Josu Martínez is a Basque filmmaker and writer. He is a professor and researcher at the University of the Basque Country (EHU), and he is the author of several documentaries.
Director
"In the mid 20th century Jon Mirande demonstrated with his prose that the Basque language was capable of producing cultured, universal literature. Everybody recognises its importance. But he is still a taboo subject. De Mirande is said to have been a racist. A paedophile. Nazi. Misogynist. Immoral. Every time his name is mentioned, fiery controversies break out. We don't know what to do with him. I want to make a film about Mirande. But I don't know how. Perhaps it would be more interesting to give him the floor". (Josu Martinez)
Director
In a non-existent town, five true stories based on oral testimonials and texts by writers take place between 1914 and 1982. Through them, we see the social changes experienced throughout the 20th century by a small town in the Northern Basque Country, the deep-rootedness and approximation of a language, and the struggle for survival.
Director
Alfonso Etxegarai, former ETA terrorist gang member, sets out on the road back home after decades of exile on the African island of Sao Tome and Principe, where he was deported by France and Spain in 1986.
Screenplay
How did the operation against 'Euskaldunon Egunkaria' come about? Why did the Spanish state decide to attack it? What did they hope to achieve by arresting, torturing and publicly humiliating known and prestigious people in the field of Basque cultural activity? This documentary tries to find answers to these questions, focussing on the different keys and factors of the period.
Director
How did the operation against 'Euskaldunon Egunkaria' come about? Why did the Spanish state decide to attack it? What did they hope to achieve by arresting, torturing and publicly humiliating known and prestigious people in the field of Basque cultural activity? This documentary tries to find answers to these questions, focussing on the different keys and factors of the period.
Director
Invierno de 1921. Después de luchar por Francia durante cuatro años, los combatientes de Bizkarsoro (Baja Navarra, Francia) han regresado del frente. Al igual que la estrella amarilla del judío o la oreja del agote, los niños que hablan en euskera son señalados con un objeto llamado Anti.
Director
The countenance of Joseba Sarrionandia is multi-faceted, not only for having dabbled in all literary forms of expression, but for having been capable of creating his own imagery, composed of endless worlds. Thus, several of the elements appearing in the literary world will undoubtedly appear here: the sea, the port, childhood, trains, uprooting, war, destruction, love, drifting, pain, fantasy, mystery, initiation, torture...
Screenplay
Lezo Urreiztieta nació en Santurtzi en 1907 y llevó a cabo numerosas hazañas durante la Guerra Civil. Compró armas para los antifascistas vascos e, incluso, estuvo a punto de matar a Franco.
Director
Lezo Urreiztieta nació en Santurtzi en 1907 y llevó a cabo numerosas hazañas durante la Guerra Civil. Compró armas para los antifascistas vascos e, incluso, estuvo a punto de matar a Franco.
Screenplay
Hasparren, 1956. Amid great expectation, a documentary in the Basque language about the Basque Country was released in the local cinema. In the following months it was screened in other Basque and French towns on both sides of the border, and even in Paris, San Francisco and Dakar. But suddenly it disappeared from sight and everyone forgot about it. Sixty years later, filmmaker Josu Martinez sets out to find it.
Director
Hasparren, 1956. Amid great expectation, a documentary in the Basque language about the Basque Country was released in the local cinema. In the following months it was screened in other Basque and French towns on both sides of the border, and even in Paris, San Francisco and Dakar. But suddenly it disappeared from sight and everyone forgot about it. Sixty years later, filmmaker Josu Martinez sets out to find it.
Screenplay
El largometraje documental Barrura begiratzeko leihoak sobre el mundo de las/os presas/os políticas/os vascas/os está compuesto por cinco pequeñas historias independientes, dirigidas por 5 directores vascos de reconocida trayectoria, para mostrar desde un punto de vista humano una realidad social muchas veces retorcida y distorsionada por los medios oficiales: La realidad humana de los presos vascos.
Director
El largometraje documental Barrura begiratzeko leihoak sobre el mundo de las/os presas/os políticas/os vascas/os está compuesto por cinco pequeñas historias independientes, dirigidas por 5 directores vascos de reconocida trayectoria, para mostrar desde un punto de vista humano una realidad social muchas veces retorcida y distorsionada por los medios oficiales: La realidad humana de los presos vascos.
Screenplay
Many years have passed since Saturraran women's prison closed its doors in 1944. Thanks to the people working to recover the historical memory, numerous black points of the Civil War are gradually coming to light. Even so, the silence continues to reign. The list of forgotten names is long and there is still so much to be remembered...
Director
Many years have passed since Saturraran women's prison closed its doors in 1944. Thanks to the people working to recover the historical memory, numerous black points of the Civil War are gradually coming to light. Even so, the silence continues to reign. The list of forgotten names is long and there is still so much to be remembered...
Screenplay
Kristiane Etxaluz, from Soule, and Alfonso Etxegarai, from Bizkaia, are not your usual couple. Committed since their youth to the Basque independence struggle, they are condemned to living their love 7,000 km from one another due to the fact that Alfonso lives on the small African island to which he was deported several years ago. However, despite the banishment, their eyes always follow the country of the Bidasoa and their hearts at apple time; an apple time still to come.
Director
Kristiane Etxaluz, from Soule, and Alfonso Etxegarai, from Bizkaia, are not your usual couple. Committed since their youth to the Basque independence struggle, they are condemned to living their love 7,000 km from one another due to the fact that Alfonso lives on the small African island to which he was deported several years ago. However, despite the banishment, their eyes always follow the country of the Bidasoa and their hearts at apple time; an apple time still to come.
Screenplay
Before she turned two, Haize's father, Mikel Goikoetxea, a member of ETA nicknamed 'Txapela', was killed by the GAL. With no recollection of the man whatsoever, 25 years down the line she starts asking questions. Piecing together the testimonies of those who knew him, Haize gradually discovers her father and his time.
Director
Before she turned two, Haize's father, Mikel Goikoetxea, a member of ETA nicknamed 'Txapela', was killed by the GAL. With no recollection of the man whatsoever, 25 years down the line she starts asking questions. Piecing together the testimonies of those who knew him, Haize gradually discovers her father and his time.
