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Poetic Cinema and Personal Tales: Three Shorts from Sky Hopinka
The following description was submitted by the event organizer.
Part of the 44th Portland International Film Festival, Sky Hopinka is a visual artist and filmmaker who is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and a descendant of the Pachanga Band of Luiseño people.
This program features three short films of Sky’s, each one utilizing a different method to document the personal reflections on land, culture, and memories. In addition to the short films is a pre-recorded conversation with Sky and Kathleen Ash-Milby the Curator for Native American Art at the Portland Art Museum. This program is co-presented with the Video Data Bank.
A program of the Portland Art Museum’s Northwest Film Center, one of the oldest and most distinguished media arts centers in the country, PIFF 44 is both a showcase and a celebration of the best of international and regional storytelling. A combination of virtual and drive-in screenings and events will bring the world to Portland—and Portland to the world. Cinematic stories from the Pacific Northwest, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East dominate this year’s lineup of 93 feature and short films from over 34 countries.