Press reviews for „Kicking the Clouds“ by Sky Hopinka.
„Following his beautiful debut feature „małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore“, Indigenous filmmaker Sky Hopinka returns with his latest evocative short, „Kicking the Clouds“. Utilizing a variety of sources––a 50-year-old cassette tape of a Pechanga language lesson between Hopinka’s grandmother and great-grandmother, a new interview with his own mother, musical selections, and snippets of dreamlike footage––the short is a wonderful tale of the memories we hold onto, overwhelming grief, and hobbies that help us through our lives.“
review by Jordan R. for The Film Stage
„Ho-Chunk filmmaker Sky Hopinka […] creates a reverie on his family’s identity courtesy of collage, reminiscence, choice musical shots and a deep sense of melancholy, highlighting the importance of putting oral histories to film.“
review by Redmond Bacon on Directors Notes
„Im Wesen ist KICKING THE CLOUDS dann doch nicht nur Film, nicht nur Überlieferung, nicht nur Weitergabe an eine weitere Generation. Hopinka öffnet sich und setzt die Elemente zu einem Gedicht um.“
review by Elisabeth Nagy for Riecks Film Kritiken
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