Powwow People

Mesmerizing and overflowing with spiritual vitality, Sky Hopinka’s Powwow People follows a day-long gathering of Native people from sunrise to sunset. The powwow flashes across the screen as rich patterns and textures, the rhythms of the drums, the movements of the bodies, the vibrant colors, the pride tones, the humble tones, and the joy tones, the voice of the caller, and at the center of it all, the dance. Powwow People is a proclamation of love for living  traditions, testifying to the eternal spirit of humanity. It is a spellbinding reverie. It is a triumph.