MAɬNI—TOWARDS THE OCEAN TOWARDS THE SHORE
by Sky Hopinka. 2020. 80 min.
Ho-Chunk artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka’s experimental debut feature is a lush meditation on agency (in both life and death) and indigenous knowledge. Hopinka’s patient gaze centers on Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier as they explore the richly saturated natural landscape of the Pacific Northwest. Maɬni (pronounced moth-nee) contemplates the generational resonance of a Chinookan origin-of-death myth.
Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Sky Hopinka.
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