HEZURBELTZAK, UNA FOSA COMÚN

The Basque word hezurbeltzak does not appear in dictionaries. It is a non-existing word used to describe socially invisible groups. Its literal translation would be «black bones».

Azkoitia, 1979. Studied Fine Arts, creates and produces animated films by hand, as well as collaborating in the projects of other producers. Her first production, Hezurbeltzak, una fosa común, received numerous awards at prestigious international festivals. She is a member of the MAPA collective, which organises symposia on contemporary cinema at Arteleku in San Sebastian. She currently teaches animation and is preparing a thesis on the figure of the anti-hero.