Aitá

The history of an old empty house in the Basque village of Astigarraga, dating back to the Middle Ages, is hidden in its nooks and crannies. Memories even linger in the dusty corners. They are illuminated in the second part of this observational film almost without dialogue, thanks to the old films projected on the walls. The grain of the celluloid fills the holes in the weathered walls.
Light plays a key role in Aitá, made without a script and inspired by the paintings of Mark Rothko. Each day, the caretaker allows the light in so the house comes to life. Visitors come and go. The woodworm remains. At the end of the day, he closes the house and leaves it behind in silence.
Light is also essential to cameraman Jimmy Gimferrer, winner of a Gaudí Award for El cant dels ocells in 2008. José Maria de Orbe previously made installations with oxidised copper and the abstract expressionist commercial Crossroads.