@2026 by mezzanine film, inc.
POWWOW PEOPLE
directed by Sky Hopinka
2025, U.S., 88m, DCP
Free screening! Presented with COUSIN Collective and Vidiots. Los Angeles premiere, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Sky Hopinka
Monday, October 12
Vidiots Eagle Theater
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd, Eagle Rock, CA 90041
doors/bar: 6:30
film: 7:30
We are thrilled to present a special free screening of artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka’s incredible new feature, a verité documentary that details the lived experience and rhythm of a contemporary Native gathering, with the filmmaker in person.
The long-awaited second feature by artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk/Pechanga) grounds vérité-style documentary in the rhythm and relationships of contemporary Native life. Working with a group of collaborators, Hopinka invited singers, drummers, and dancers from across the powwow circuit, along with vendors and community members, to participate in a gathering at Seattle’s Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. The participatory ethos is immersive and kinetic, as Hopinka and cinematographer Shaandiin Tome’s cameras move through this intimate space. Shot over three days but edited to unfold from morning to nightfall—from event preparations, to the Tiny Tots dance, to the men’s competition, which culminates in a continuous 30-minute shot of a Northern Traditional dance special—the powwow resonates as a celebration of tradition across generations and a living form animated by those, Hopinka included, bringing it into the future. -MoMA
Official Selection: 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, IDFA, CIFF
“A vital vision of modern Indigenous life.” -The Wrap
Special thanks to Adam Piron (COUSIN) and Cole Jackson.
Please note that this screening is first-come-first-served, and your RSVP does not guarantee entry. We recommend an early to on-time arrival, we may not be able to accommodate late entries.
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