Sky Hopinka’s experimental films examine the close connection between landscape, language, and culture through immersive, multi-layered sound and striking imagery, often creatively distorted to provoke new responses in viewers. The program will begin with a screening of a selection of Hopinka’s short films, followed by an expansive conversation between Hopinka, Prakash, and the audience which will consider not only Hopinka’s work and process, but also how experimental film serves as a way to explore possibility, reflect on the past, and imagine the future.
About The Speakers
Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians) was born and raised in Ferndale, Washington and Palm Springs, California. His work has played at various festivals including Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival, and the New York Film Festival. His films, videos, and photographs are in collections at the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt, Germany, The Whitney Museum, the Amon Carter Museum of Art, and the Walker Art Center amongst others. He received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2022. Hopinka lives in Brooklyn, and is an assistant professor in the department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard University.
Inney Prakash is a film programmer and critic based in New York City. He is the founder and director of the Prismatic Ground film festival and currently serves as Curator of Film at the Asia Society.
This program is supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council.
