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======================================== *****AMERIKANUAK**** *For* *Basque Studies, Anthropology, Hispanic and Latin-American Studies, Cultural Heritage, History and Memory, Immigration and Exile, Ethnic Communities in the US. ======================================== "*Amerikanuak *is a film that moves in a territory between the Northern Exposure series and the movie *Brokeback Mountain* by Ang Lee.*" - TIME OUT* “*Amerikanuak** *is a realistic vision of how Basque Diaspora is located in Elko, Nevada, USA.” - EL PAÍS *AMERIKANUAK *More than half a century ago, many Basques left Spain to look for a better life working as sheepherders in the American West. An amazing anthropological portrait,* Amerikanuak* looks at the lives of some of the last remaining Basque sheepherders in the United States. Against the backdrop of the vast blue skies and bleak but beautiful winter landscape of the small town of Elko, Nevada, immigrants such as Juan “Parrillas” Juaristi, an 83-year old resident at a Basque boardinghouse, reflect on the difficulties that many of these immigrants faced in forging new lives in a foreign country, their nostalgia for what was left behind, and their effort to preserve Basque culture. The Basque group Audience created the soundtrack specifically for the film, providing the perfect background for this film about Spanish emigration, adaptation, courage, community, and a rapidly disappearing way of life. A film by Nacho Reig Spain / 2011 / 92 min / Documentary / Spanish and Basque with English subtitles** $295 with PPR $499 with DSL $599 with DSL & PPR K-12, Public Libraries, Community Groups: $89.00 To watch the trailer or order the film, visit: http://www.pragda.com/films/amerikanuak *View Pragda’s **NEW RELEASES* <http://www.pragda.com/films> * About Pragda* PRAGDA is a distribution company and cultural initiative that specializes in offering Latin American and Spanish films of educational interest for students focused in Latin American studies, Spanish and Portuguese language studies, ethnic studies, women’s studies, history, sociology, politics, art and media studies, and international studies among others. Our collection includes films by such notable directors as Lucia Puenzo, Juan Carlos Valdivia, Fernando Trueba, Pablo Larrain, Julio Medem, and many others. To learn more about Pragda, visit www.pragda.com -- Daniela Bajar Pragda 302 Bedford Ave., #136 Brooklyn, NY 11249
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