Penínsulas

A voice says "bird" and a bird appears in the eye, when only a second ago it was a hand, or a tree, or a whistle.

In 1988, a mysterious man enters the US on a fake passport. Ronald Reagan tours a collapsing Soviet Union. A road trip through rural America ends in a terrorism arrest outside of New York City. What becomes of those lost to the currents of history? Do they leave some traces behind or do they simply disappear?

In her escape, M. takes refuge in an abandoned house. Amidst the echoing sounds resulting from her efforts to make herself comfortable, she hears some footsteps outside and decides to open the door. A fortuitous visitor, who will become her companion-in-shelter, steps into the house.

On January 24th, 1954, Mamaddi Jaunarena, 22 years old, took a boat from Le Havre to New York. But Mamaddi’s journey began before, in a film theater in her hometown, Ortzaize, with images that go beyond the screen, affect life, and remain forever: a beautiful Cadillac, a young woman, the blue sky.