Zikuñagako Ama

Synopsis

The void left behind after the death of a father. Missing images from a documentary confiscated by the Guardia Civil in 1977. A bare niche in a small chapel that once housed a statue of the Virgin Mary. An empty grave whose bones were taken to a common charnel house. Zikuñagako Ama is a highly personal film about bones, images and memory.

Bio/Filmo

Pello Gutiérrez Peñalba (San Sebastián, 1979) is a director, screenwriter and cofounder of the production company and creative collective Zazpi T’erdi. He also teaches filmmaking courses and educational workshops and runs audiovisual collectives such as Nokodek and film clubs in spaces such as Martutene prison in San Sebastián.