by Iván Zulueta
Arrebato 1980, 105 minutes, 35mm. In Spanish with English subtitles.

The series closes with Iv?n Zulueta’s masterpiece, a cult film in Spanish cinema. Zulueta here utilizes many of the techniques he previously developed in such short films as A MAL GAM A, FRANK STEIN, and KINKÓN, bringing together many of his life-long obsessions. A hypnotic, mystical film, open to multiple interpretations, ARREBATO has been unfairly overlooked outside Spain.

by José Antonio Sistiaga
…ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren… 1968-70, 70 minutes, 35mm.

“...ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren...”, a set of words without any meaning, forms the title of the first and only feature film in the history of Spanish cinema made entirely by hand-painting directly on celluloid. Created over 17 months, without any figurative elements or soundtrack, the result is an astonishing masterpiece of abstract cinema.

This program – which encompasses a selection of pieces shot in Super-8mm, as well as a group of found-footage films – establishes a dialogue between filmmakers from separate generations: those who formed part of the avant-garde film movement in Barcelona, Madrid, and Valencia in the 1970s (led by Eugeni Bonet, Juan Bufill, Manuel Huerga, and Eug?nia Balcells) and those active from the late-90s on.