An Evening with Sky Hopinka
As part of SFCS’s annual awards highlighting the best in film, the Seattle Film Critics Society presents the John Hartl Pacific Northwest Spotlight to honor the outstanding work of a person with local ties to the region. In 2025, the SFCS Board of Directors selected director, photographer, and poet Sky Hopinka as the third recipient of the Hartl Spotlight Award. Born in Ferndale, Hopinka has directed a wide range of acclaimed films, such as Jáaji Approx.; Dislocation Blues; Fainting Spells, Małni: Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore; Kicking the Clouds; Sunflower Siege Engine; and the upcoming locally shot feature-length documentary Powwow People.
On Friday, May 15th, SFCS will present “An Evening with Sky Hopinka” in collaboration with Northwest Film Forum, featuring seven of his short films curated by SFCS Trustee Eric Zhu, remarks from the director, followed by a discussion and reception with Sky Hopinka will be in-attendance for a post-film Q&A!
Program includes: Mnemonics of Shape and Reason (2021), Kicking the Clouds (2021), I’ll Remember You as You Were, Not as What You’ll Become (2016), Fainting Spells (2018), Lore (2019), Dislocation Blues (2017), Sunflower Siege Engine (2022).
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3633003-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3633003-2
