EMAK BAKIA BAITA

(Oskar Alegria / 83´ / 2012 / Spain)   An avant-garde film by Man Ray called Emak Bakia (“Leave me alone” in Basque) tells us a story about a search. The house (Baita) where it was shot in 1926 close to Biarritz had this peculiar name and the author decided to embark on a journey on foot to its location. The only known image of the mansion is of its door and two columns. There is nothing in the archives and no one remembers the house today. Because of this they ask for help and collaboration from other informants, such as chance and the wind.