This event will showcase international and Basque cinema focusing on labor struggles, featuring the presence of Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty. In addition to screenings, there will be discussions with directors and experts, highlighting the role of working women and conflicts such as those at the Euskalduna shipyard or in the global South's peripheries.
Admission is free, and invitations can be requested online through the Arkabia website, at the venue itself, or before each session if seats remain available.
The Cinema Week will commence on April 13 at 6:00 PM with Stephan Komandarev's Made in EU, a film depicting the life of a garment factory worker during the pandemic. This will be followed by a discussion on labor exploitation.
On April 14, two documentaries will be screened at 6:00 PM: Disonancia, which tells the story of a Sahrawi woman who detects anti-personnel mines, and Room without a view, illustrating the reality of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon. Both sessions will include debates with specialists.
April 15 will feature a double session: at 6:00 PM, Irati Gorostidi will present Contadores, about the metal industry negotiations in 1978, followed by Estibaliz Urresola's Cuerdas, a short film about a choir in crisis. On the same day, at 7:30 PM, Inor Ez, created by Martxoak 3 elkartea, will be shown alongside La batalla de Euskalduna, with the directors participating in a discussion.
April 16 will be the main day, with Paul Laverty engaging in a conversation with Bertha Gaztelumendi at 6:00 PM. Later, at 7:30 PM, Laverty will receive an award at the closing gala. The day will also include a contemporary dance performance and the screening of El Viejo Roble, written by Laverty and directed by Ken Loach.




