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Visions of an Island + O’er the Land

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Sky Hopinka, 2016, US, 15 min. English and Unangam Tunuu with English subtitles


Orienting and un-orienting his viewers to the Bering Sea’s remote Saint Paul Island, Hopinka is aided by an Unangam Tunuu elder who—in what sounds like a linguistic reclamation—describes a richness and diversity of the flora and fauna that is echoed in the drifts and detours of the native language as well as by the filmmaker’s multivalent approach to wandering through an often-colonized land, from dark, playful spaces to otherworldly green places, somewhat resembling an eternal Spring.

  • Year
    2016
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    English, Unangam Tunuu
  • Country
    United States
  • Note
    With English Subtitles
  • Director
    Sky Hopkina