CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 0h 24m

Abata

A short documentary film narrated by Orson Welles and Gerardo Damboriena, one of the last pigeon hunters of Etxalar

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In 1955, fascinated by the ingenious pigeon hunting with wooden paddles and nets, Orson Welles directed the documentary The Land of the Basques. Today, from a mountain hut on the border between Navarre and France, Gerardo Damboriena, a veteran pigeon hunter, reveals to us in basque the secrets of this more than 700-year-old tradition, now on the verge of extinction.

Directed byAner Etxebarria Moral, Pablo Vidal

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 24m
Language
EU
Released
June 25, 2026
Studios
Capirú StudiosKatz Estudio

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Trailers & teasers

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ABATA | TEASER TRAILER | YAQ DISTRIBUCION | CORTOMETRAJE | SHORTFILM

ABATA | TEASER TRAILER | YAQ DISTRIBUCION | CORTOMETRAJE | SHORTFILM

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring

José Mari Pikabea Iciaga

Self

Jabier Galarregi Iparragirre

Self

Iñaki Danboriena

Self

Iñaki Zubieta Ariztegi

Self

Jasone Mitxeltorena Ozkaritz

Self

Aurelien eta Ewan André

Self

Gerardo Danboriena

Self

Pedro Galarregi Zubieta

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Aner Etxebarria Moral
Aner Etxebarria Moral
Pablo Vidal
Written by
Aner Etxebarria Moral
Aner Etxebarria Moral

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