Film · 2026 · Documentary
A short documentary film narrated by Orson Welles and Gerardo Damboriena, one of the last pigeon hunters of Etxalar
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.
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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.
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Abata (2026) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 24m documentary directed by Aner Etxebarria Moral is rated 0.0/10 by — viewers.
Abata was released on June 25, 2026.
Abata was directed by Aner Etxebarria Moral.
Abata has a runtime of 24 minutes.
Abata is categorized as Documentary, Drama, Adventure.
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