Abata (2026)

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

• Documentary
• Drama
• Adventure

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.

Release date

June 25, 2026

Runtime

24m

Language

EU

Director

Aner Etxebarria Moral, Pablo Vidal

Status

Released