Private Project

How to learn Basque

A Chilean immigrant trapped in a town in the Basque Country due to confinement, reflects on memory, time and territory as he learns the Basque language and makes an audiovisual record that spans three years. In parallel, the author addresses the revolutionary social process in Chile, as well as the complexities of living his sexual identity and that of his community, in a territory subject to traditions.

  • Juanes Montoya Rivera
    Director
  • Juanes Montoya Rivera
    Writer
  • Ane Koskorrotza Madarieta
    Writer
  • Jon Lejardi Plaza
    Writer
  • Juanes Montoya Rivera
    Producer
  • Juan Esteban Montoya Rivera
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Nola ikasi euskara
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    27 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Chile, Spain
  • Language:
    Basque
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Euskal Zine Bilera
    Lekeitio
    Spain
    October 20, 2022
    Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Juanes Montoya Rivera

Santiago de Chile, 1990. Actor and Filmmaker. Cinematographic editing director of the National School of Cinematographic Experimentation of Buenos Aires and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chile. As an editor, he has made fiction and documentary short films independently with his production company Cordillera Cine. In 2020 he obtained the scholarship for dramaturgical creation from the Chilean Book Fund for the play "Santa Verónica". In Spain he works as a theater manager. Nola ikasi euskara is his first short film as a director.

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