Film screening proposed by Mark Chandler, followed by a debate. The Virgin Suicides (Sofia Coppola, 1999) vs. The Trilogy (The Melvins, 1999) El Stylo Bastardo I have come to Bilbao a number of times over the last 15 years; I am not trafficking in contraband. I started calling the film I will show The Battle…(Read More)

Film screening proposed by Zuhar Iruretagoiena, followed by a debate. Montenegro – or Pigs and Pearls (Dušan Makavejev, 1981, 96 min.) 1981. “Why are you living there?” asks a young girl to a monkey in a zoo. “Isn’t it nicer where you came from?” A grandfather dressed up as Buffalo Bill who wishes he…(Read More)

Film screening proposed by Pablo Marte, followed by a debate.   Le film à venir (Raoul Ruiz, 1997, 08:47) Toute Révolution est un Coup de Dés (Straub & Huillet, 1977, 10:48) Zig Zag. Le jeu de l’oie (Raoul Ruiz, 1980, 31:01) Border (break – 5 min.) Für Elise (Christoph Schlingensief, 1982, 01…(Read More)

Screening of a film proposed by Taxio Ardanaz, followed by a debate. Kanal (Andrzej Wajda, 1957, 96 min.) Taxio Ardanaz (Iruñea-Pamplona, 1978). Artist…(Read More)

Screening of a film proposed by Sahatsa Jauregi, followed by a debate. The image of a blonde, dark-skinned, blue eyed woman reminded me of Natalia from Arteleku and inevitably took me back to a Cleopatra costume my parents told me I should make instead of buying. The costume had a brass tiara with a…(Read More)

Double film screening proposed by Loty N., followed by a debate. Style Wars (USA, Tony Silver & Henry Chalfant, 1983, 69 min.) Documentary on the origins of hip-hop culture made for television in 1983. The film focuses on the phenomenon of graffiti subculture and life in New York in the 80s. It shows politicians, art…(Read More)

Film screening proposed by Joseba García Martín, followed by a debate. The Suspended Step of the Stork (Theo Angelopoulos, 1991, 143 min.) The “Waiting room” is a Greek city on the border with Albania. Alexandros, a journalist, is covering the situation of refugees waiting there for authorisation to leave. During his reporting, Alexandros…(Read More)

Screening proposed by Terri Florido, followed by a debate. The Weather Underground (Sam Green, Bill Siegel, 2003, 92 min.) The Weatherman, commonly known as The Weather Underground, were a radical American left organisation which functioned from 1969 to the mid-seventies. This documentary uses first-hand narrative by members of the organisation. Images most of…(Read More)

Screening proposed by Mikel Otxoteko, followed by a debate. Red Light (Itziar Okariz, 1995, 3:14 min.) Saute ma ville (Chantal Akerman, 1968, 13 min.) Das kleine Chaos (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1967, 9 min.) Boy, Girl (Bruce LaBruce, 1987, 13 min.) In My Language (Amanda Baggs, 2007, 8:37 min.) A hybrid combination of artists…(Read More)