Malni - Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore

2020

1h 22m

Documentary

Drama

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A poetic, experimental debut feature circling the origin of the death myth from the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest, malni - towards the ocean, towards the shore follows two people as they wander through their surrounding nature, the spirit world, and something much deeper inside. At its center are Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier, who take separate paths contemplating their afterlife, rebirth, and death. Probing questions about humanity's place on earth and other worlds, Sky Hopkina's film will have audiences thinking (and dreaming) about it long after.

Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

It refreshingly centers the Native perspective, and beckons audiences onto its wavelength by tapping into something more intuitive, the stuff of dreams.

Apr 1, 2021

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Andrea Thompson

Flickering Myth

In the filmmaker’s capable hands, questions of Indigenous identity, history, and how to reconcile both in today’s complicated environment, are effortlessly complementary to lofty questions concerning humanity’s place in nature and the greater universe.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 19, 2022

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

I'm not qualified to comment on the film's interrogation/affirmation of identity, but it's the kind of purely stunning work, with heightened attention to how color works, I was in sore need of.

Dec 1, 2022

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Daniel Gorman

In Review Online

A beautiful film, poetic and evocative, ending on a transcendent grace note of limitless possibilities.

Jun 6, 2021

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Soham Gadre

Film Inquiry

This type of cinema is many times the kind that's truly radical, not because of its politics or its impressions of the world at large, but because it presents something evocative, unique, and un-replicable in its personal voice.

May 15, 2021

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Nadine Smith

Nashville Scene

Maɬni - Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore, is uniquely concerned with landscapes, and captures them with a rare intensity and fullness.

May 3, 2021

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Audience Member

A work of art. Beautifully shows the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest and their culture.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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A poetic, experimental debut feature circling the origin of the death myth from the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest, malni - towards the ocean, towards the shore follows two people as they wander through their surrounding nature, the spirit world, and something much deeper inside. At its center are Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier, who take separate paths contemplating their afterlife, rebirth, and death. Probing questions about humanity's place on earth and other worlds, Sky Hopkina's film will have audiences thinking (and dreaming) about it long after.

Director: Sky Hopinka, Sky Hopkina
Screenwriter: Sky Hopinka
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2021
Runtime: 1h 22m

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