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Powwow People

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Powwow People is a vérité-style documentary grounded in the rhythms, relationships, and lived experience of contemporary Native powwow culture. Told through the lens of artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk/Pechanga), the film is an intimate portrait of a powwow organized, hosted and documented through the production of this film.

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Chase Hutchinson TheWrap There is so much life bursting free from every frame, with moments of humor and joy that are also complicated by the feeling that this moment in time can so easily be lost. Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Luke Gorham In Review Online The portrait of a people from the inside, and Hopinka refuses to offer the illusion that any of that beauty or vastness or history can be contained within a film’s frame. Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest An extraordinary illustration of how the beat goes on for this grand tradition. Sep 13, 2025 Full Review Pat Mullen POV Magazine The film does for the ceremony what Fred Wiseman does for libraries and galleries in his films, although Fred might want to consider giving Ruben Little Head a gig. Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sky Hopinka

Director

Gina Bluebird-Stacona

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Ruben Littlehead

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Jamie John

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Paula Shebala

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Tyus Beebe

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Synopsis Powwow People is a vérité-style documentary grounded in the rhythms, relationships, and lived experience of contemporary Native powwow culture. Told through the lens of artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk/Pechanga), the film is an intimate portrait of a powwow organized, hosted and documented through the production of this film.
Director
Sky Hopinka
Producer
Sky Hopinka, John Cardellino, Adam Piron
Production Co
Tangled Up in Lilac, future perfect limited
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 28m