Zumiriki
Oskar Alegria / Spain / 2019 / 122 min / Colour
Oskar's house was in the middle of the Arga River: an island of trees and sand, now covered by water. The man returns to his father's shores to photograph the memory of what he has lost: his darkroom is a cabin, covered by foliage; his gaze is a naked eye, the eye of a shepherd who films without thought or time. Oskar collects and composes fragments of stories that few in his Navarra remember, tracing a multifaceted path. Sitting next to those who are about to leave his home, in solitude, he waits for a single sign in the darkness that falls: Zumiriki is an ancient word, it belongs to an almost forgotten language. But it is also a physical space, which now no longer exists, towards which Oskar Alegria insists on turning his gaze. While every tree, animal and object seems to hide from time, the director relies on the waves that have swept away every sign of his past, sinking into his own memory.
Oskar Alegria
A professional journalist, Oskar Alegria writes travel reportage for El Viajero magazine. In 2013 he was appointed artistic director of the International Film Festival Punto de Vista of Navarre. His first film as a director, Emak Bakia Baita (2012), won important accolades at numerous festivals around the world. Zumiriki is his second work.
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Cinematography Oskar AlegriaSound Haimar OlaskoagaEditing Oskar AlegriaMusic Ainara LeGardon, Xabier Erkizia, Mixel Etxekopar, Xavier Garcia, Justa Mentaberri, María Azcona, Elias Alegria, Ramon LazkanoProduction company Emak Bakia Films
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