Sky Hopinka Movies

  • 2021
    In Dreams and Autumn

    In Dreams and Autumn

    In Dreams and Autumn

    02021HD

    The last piece in the constellation of works including Kicking the Clouds, Mnemonics of Shape and Reason, and the text Hello Trouble as well as a...

    In Dreams and Autumn
  • 2016
    I'll Remember You as You Were, Not as What You'll Become

    I'll Remember You as You Were, Not as What You'll Become

    I'll Remember You as You Were, Not as What You'll Become

    5.52016HD

    Texts and performances by the late Indigenous poet Diane Burns bind Sky Hopinka’s dazzling and mysterious blend of original and found sources,...

    I'll Remember You as You Were, Not as What You'll Become
  • 2022
    Kicking the Clouds

    Kicking the Clouds

    Kicking the Clouds

    02022HD

    An experimental documentary, Kicking the Clouds is centered on a 50-year-old cassette tape of a Pechanga language lesson between the director’s...

    Kicking the Clouds
  • 2013
    Trade

    Trade

    Trade

    02013HD

    A deal between two men threatens to unravel as tensions rise in this contemporary look at Indigenous language and culture.

    Trade
  • 2019
    Cloudless Blue Egress of Summer

    Cloudless Blue Egress of Summer

    Cloudless Blue Egress of Summer

    02019HD

    An exploration of Fort Marion, the US fort where Native American prisoners of war were placed.

    Cloudless Blue Egress of Summer
  • 1970
    Powwow People

    Powwow People

    Powwow People

    01970HD

    Powwow People is a portrait of a powwow and its participants.

    Powwow People
  • 2015
    Visions of an Island

    Visions of an Island

    Visions of an Island

    52015HD

    An Unangam Tunuu elder describes cliffs and summits, drifting birds, and deserted shores. A group of students and teachers play and invent games...

    Visions of an Island