2018 | United States | Music Video

Fainting Spells (3-channel version)

  • English - 11 mins
  • Director | Sky Hopinka
  • Writer | Sky Hopinka
  • Producer | Sky Hopinka

STATUS: Released

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Told through recollections of youth, learning, lore, and departure, this is an imagined myth for the Xąwįska — or the Indian Pipe Plant — used by the Ho-Chunk to revive those who have fainted.

Plant Ritual Tradition Healing Folklore Youth Nature
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