Datos Técnicos / Technical Data

Ficha Técnica / Specification Sheet

Sinopsis / Synopsis

Atraído por su hechizo, Fermin Muguruza se ha ido a The Big Easy para grabar un disco, “Irun Meets New Orleans” -donde adapta a los sonidos neorleanos ocho canciones de su carrera e interpreta dos clásicos de la ciudad-, y realizar un documental, “NOLA?”, sobre la situación diez años después del Katrina. Todo ello, rodeado por la crema de la escena local: desde la histórica Preservation Hall Jazz Band hasta la rapera de bounce Katey Red, junto a colaboradores de Galactic, Dr. John y Trombone Shorty.

“NOLA?” shows the recording process of 10 tracks by Fermin Muguruza’s career in New Orleans and the situation ten years after Katrina. “NOLA?” has many parallels with an episode of “Treme”: the songs are very well integrated, related to what the protagonists talk about. Music converts itself, in that way, into another character in the narration. The central thread is WWOZ announcer George Ingmire, also a documentary maker and author of various radio essays about the impact of the hurricane. With his critical and ironic speech he alternates the recording of the album with observations about the state of things.

Biofilmografia / Biofilmography

FERMÍN MUGURUZA (Irún, España, 20/04/1963) Su primer documental fue “Bass-que Culture” y lo grabó en Jamaica en el año 2006. Después rodó “Check Point Rock, canciones desde Palestina” (2009). En el 2010 realizó 11 documentales sobre la música en los países árabes, encargo de la cadena de televisión Al-Jazeera, con premio nacional en el Festival In-Edit de Barcelona. En el 2012 dirigió “Zuloak”, película que se estrenó en la sección Zabaltegi del Festival de San Sebastián. En el año 2013 co-dirigió junto a Daniel Gómez “No More Tour”, documental sobre su última gira. En 2015 presenta “Nola?”.

FERMÍN MUGURUZA (Irun, Spain, 20/04/1963) His first documentary was "Bass-que Culture" and was recorded in Jamaica in 2006. Then he made "Check Point Rock, Songs from Palestine" (2009). In 2010 11 documentaries about music were making in Arab countries, commissioned by the television network Al-Jazeera, and awarded in the In-Edit Festival of Barcelona. In 2012 he directed "ZULOAK" movie that was premiered in the Zabaltegi section of the San Sebastian Festival. In 2013 he co-directed with Daniel Gómez "No More Tour", a documentary on his last tour. In 2015 presents "Nola?"

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