
Mikel Gurrea
Directing
Biography
Mikel Gurrea is a writer-director born in San Sebastián in 1985. He graduated from Barcelona's Pompeu Fabra University and won the prestigious Obra Social “la Caixa” scholarship to study a Master of Arts at the London Film School. His short films have been selected in festivals such as Venice, San Sebastián and Montreal and his dramatic work for the stage as a playwright has opened in theatres such as London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and Madrid's Fernan-Gomez. Suro is his feature film debut.
Known For

Elena and Ivan are getting ready to enter into a new phase in their life. They are leaving the metropolis of Barcelona to settle in the Catalan countryside, where they are taking over a cork oak plantation. Not only will the business pay for their living, but they also want to exploit the plantation equitably and sustainably. But despite their ideals, Elena and Ivan soon find themselves in a crisis which will endanger not only their project, but also their relationship.
Suro

San Sebastian, the year 2000, the Basque conflict continues. While writing a letter to her absent brother, Sara, a 15-year-old climber, is training for the most difficult climb of her life.
Heltzear

Wisconsin, summer. A portrait of brothers and a coming of age story for two teenagers: Stephen and Isaac. It is a boring hot day when the family dog goes missing and Stephen leads a rescue mission into their farmland.
Dog Days
Itziar Mendizabal is a first soloist at The Royal Ballet, London. When she was a child, she asked her father if she could be a ballet dancer. He answered writing the lyrics of the famous Basque song: Txoria Txori (The bird is a bird), setting her free to do what she wanted. Using the image of the bird to portray a strong woman, TXORIA is the collaboration between a dancer, a choreographer and the filmmakers of this documentary.
Txoria
As I walked, I looked at the seats in vegetable gardens. They are waiting for those who look after those gardens to sit on them. Each one has its own character, its shape, its way of being. They seem to talk about being taken care of. They listen to one another, share ideas, tools, problems and actions.
The Vegetable Garden Assembly
A look at Primo’s dark reality: a hideous creature who thinks he is superior to everyone else.