Voces de papel Voces de papel is a 2016 full-length documentary about , a mixed instrumental, vocal, and choreographic ensemble of Basque performers that toured internationally from 1937 during the
Spanish Civil War until the outbreak of
World War II, which forced Eresoinka to return to Europe from the United States. It won the
Premio Txapela de Oro for best documentary at the
San Sebastián International Film Festival. for best short film for
Cuerdas Cuerdas Cuerdas (2022) is a half-hour fictional film about a women's choir in an industrial town has lost its funding from the municipality. A local company, whose factory has contaminated the area surrounding the town, offers to sponsor the choir. With the survival of the choir in doubt, the members must decide whether to accept the sponsorship or not. It was nominated for and won many prizes.
20,000 Species of Bees , and the
20,000 Species of Bees film crew,
Berlinale 2023 This was Urresola's first feature film. Her goal of was for the audience to feel the ups and downs of a family with a transgender child. The inspiration for the story was the suicide of
Ekai Lersundi in 2018. Ekai Lersundi was a transgender 16-year-old boy from
Ondarroa who had waited in vain for a hormonal treatment. Urresola was affected by the poignant note Lersundi left behind to illustrate his despair and his hope that divulging his suffering might bring about a societal change. The film tells the story of a transgender girl, and its effect on the family. To help an accurate portrayal, , a regional association for the families of transgender minors, worked with the director and provided guidance for
Sofía Otero who played the main character. In the film, the family crosses borders, including the one that separates
Bayonne in France and
Laudio/Llodio in Spanish Basque Country. Although Spanish is predominant in that film, Basque and French are also heard. Urresola seeks naturalism in the conversations between the mother (
Patricia López Arnaiz) and her children. Gender dysphoria is dealt with somewhat didactically, but with emotion. "Why am I like this?" asks little Cocó (Otero). As the director explains: In addition to the festival awards that the film itself won and those that Urresola won as a director, Otero won a best performer award,
Patricia López Arnaiz won a best supporting actress award, and there were two awards for best female ensemble cast. == Filmography ==