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AANIKOOBIJIGAN — GICHIGAMIIN / GREAT LAKES TOUR

Starting Oct. 8 (tomorrow) in Chicago, Aanikoobijigan [ancestor / great-grandparent / great-grandchild] heads around the Great Lakes for a week of screenings, conversations, and community events.

The tour moves between tribal communities, universities, museums, and cinemas, with programs around repatriation, NAGPRA, archives, and the ongoing work of returning Ancestors home.

OCT 8 — Conversations at the Edge / SAIC — Chicago
OCT 10 — Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians — Dowagiac
OCT 12 — University of Michigan — Ann Arbor
OCT 13 — Gun Lake Tribe — Hopkins
OCT 14 — Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe / Ziibiwing Center — Mt. Pleasant
OCT 15 — Western Michigan University — Kalamazoo
OCT 16 — Michigan State University — East Lansing

We’re grateful to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Gun Lake Tribe, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe / Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways, and the many organizers, participants, and institutional partners who helped put the tour together.

Swipe through for details and promotional materials from each stop.

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COUSIN is proud to announce that we will be theatrically distributing Sky Hopinka’s (@skyhopinka) latest feature film POWWOW PEOPLE!

After an incredible festival run, Powwow People will kick off its theatrical run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (@bamfilmbrooklyn) from September 11-17. Q&A’s with Sky Hopinka will follow the 7pm screenings on 9/11 and 9/12. To buy tickets, check out the link in this post.

Powwow People is a vérité-style documentary grounded in the rhythms, relationships, and lived experience of a contemporary Native gathering. Rather than entering as outside observers, the filmmakers organized the powwow itself, inviting dancers, singers, vendors, and community members to participate in the making of this film. Structured around the arc of a single day, the film follows four central figures: Gina Bluebird, who frames the powwow’s shape and guides its setup; Ruben Littlehead, the MC whose presence anchors the present moment; Jamie John, a non-binary dancer imagining the future of these traditions; and Freddie Cozad, a singer and drummer considering the past. The film culminates in a 30-minute unbroken shot of a Northern Traditional dance special, drawing the viewer into the textures, movement, and collective presence of the powwow. It is both a reflection of a beloved community and a gesture toward the continuities of Native life.

Director: Sky Hopinka
Producers: @johncardellino @adampiron @stickeronthewindow @nbashev
Executive Producer: @sterlinharjo
DP: @shaandiin
Sound: @jocklobster

Poster design: @adamomaida

Stay tuned for more details on upcoming screenings! For all inquiries, contact: info@cousincollective.org.

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AANIKOOBIJIGAN summer screenings continue!

We’re excited to be bringing the film through the Great Lakes this July with community screenings in Sault Ste. Marie, Bay Mills, and Manitoulin Island, followed by more screenings later this summer in Tokyo, Honolulu, Montreal, Philadelphia, South Korea, Sebastopol, and more soon.

These community screenings are especially meaningful to us. Aanikoobijigan was shaped by our families, our community, and the ongoing work of bringing ancestors home. After years of making the film, it means a lot to bring the film back to Anishinaabe communities and share it with the people closest to the stories, places, and work at the heart of the film.

Upcoming community screenings:

July 2 - Sault Ste. Marie, MI
with Sault Tribe Language and Culture Department
Niigaanagiizhik, 6pm
Dinner and refreshments provided, Q+A following the screening with special guests

July 7 - Bay Mills, MI
with Bay Mills Ojibwe History Department

UPDATE: Our planned July 7 Bay Mills community screening is being postponed to October 2026. We’re grateful to the Bay Mills Ojibwe History Department for working with us to try to make it happen, and look forward to bringing the film to Bay Mills this fall. Miigwech for understanding.

July 10 - Manitoulin Island
with The Ojibwe Cultural Foundation
Screening starts at 6pm
Drop-in workshop July 11, 11am-2pm

We’re also grateful that Aanikoobijigan received the 2026 imagineNATIVE Documentary Feature Award, the Sundance NEXT Audience Award, and the IFFBoston Special Jury Prize for Documentary Feature.

Chi miigwech to everyone helping bring the film home.

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AFS Doc Days 2026 is officially wrapped! Thanks to everyone who joined us for an incredible lineup of Texas premieres and unforgettable conversations. We loved sharing these films with such an engaged audience and celebrating the filmmakers and stories that make this community so special.

Texas premieres included WHO MOVES AMERICA, BUCKS HARBOR, SHIFTING BASELINES, CLOSURE, FANTASTIQUE, THE LAKE, AANIKOOBIJIGAN [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild], THE VOYAGE OUT, and SOUL PATROL.

📸 THE VOYAGE OUT Q&A with filmmaker Barlow Jacobs and subjects Marc Warnke, Callie Russell, and Mansal Denton. Q&A moderated by KUT News’ Jerry Quijano
📸 WHO MOVES AMERICA with producer Yoni Golijov
📸 Opening-night reception
📸 Director J.M. Harper at SOUL PATROL
📸 BUCKS HARBOR with filmmaker Pete Muller
📸 CLOSURE filmmaker Michał Marczak
📸 Jacque Clark, producer of AANIKOOBIJIGAN [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]
📸 Fletcher Keyes, producer of THE LAKE
📸 THE VOYAGE OUT Q&A
📸 2026 AFS Doc Intensive Mentors and Participating Filmmakers (L-R: Michał Marczak, Sharon Arteaga, Chelsea Hernandez, Chad Wallin, Keith Maitland, Yoni Golijov, Megan Gilbride, Kenya Gillespie, Lauren Santucci, Amy Martinez, Holly Herrick, Alisa Payne)

Thanks to our sponsors: @kut @kutx @cityofaustinarts @origin_austin

Thanks to our community partners: @environmenttexas @videoconsortium @af_atx @dawaheals @torchliteraryarts @lbjlibrary

Photos by @laurenslusherphoto

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Aanikoobijigan is coming to a city near you!

A slew of April / May spring screenings just announced!

APRIL

Edmonton — Northwest FF
Apr 8 — 7:00pm — Metro Cinema

Minneapolis — MSPIFF *
Apr 9 — 1:20pm — Theater 2
Apr 13 — 2:30pm — Edina Theatre

Baltimore — Maryland FF
Apr 11 — 7:30pm — Parkway Theatre 3
Apr 12 — 4:45pm — Parkway Theatre 3

Los Angeles — American Cinematheque
Apr 17 — 2:00pm — Los Feliz 3

Boston — IFFBoston **
Apr 23 — 6:40pm — Brattle Theatre

San Luis Obispo — SLO FF
Apr 24 — 11:15am — Downtown Centre Cinemas 3
Apr 26 — 4:15pm — Downtown Centre Cinemas 4

Milwaukee — MFF *
Apr 25 — 12:45pm — Oriental Theatre
Apr 28 — 4:00pm — Oriental Theatre

MAY

Toronto — Hot Docs
May 1 — 7:45pm — TIFF Lightbox 4
May 2 — 10:30am — TIFF Lightbox 3

Austin — AFS Doc Days *
May 2 — 6:30pm — AFS Cinema

San Rafael — DocLands
May 2 — 1:45pm — Rafael 3

New York — Prismatic Ground **
May 3 — 4:15pm — Anthology Film Archives

Seattle — SIFF †
May 16 — 4:00pm
May 17 — 12:00pm

Ann Arbor — Cinetopia
May 17 — 7:00pm — Michigan Theater

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* Jacque Clark — Producer in attendance
** Adam Khalil + Zack Khalil in attendance
† Zack Khalil in attendance

More screenings to be announced soon.

Tickets + details via festival sites

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✨ APRIL 8, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM ✨ AANIKOOBIJIGAN [ANCESTOR/GREAT-GRANDPARENT/GREAT-GRANDCHILD]

🌟OPENING NIGHT🌟

History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and re-bury Indigenous human remains in Michigan, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.

🎟️ Linktree in bio for tickets and more info!

#repatriation #landback #indigenous #MACPRA #FilmFest #YegFilm #YegFilmFest #documentary #docfilms #yegevents #yegarts #metrocinema #edmonton #edmontonevents #nwfyeg #yeglife #alberta

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Not a soup. A tradition.
A slow-simmered, adaptogenic sipping broth—
made with Minnesota-grown functional mushrooms and foraged ingredients.

Simmered for 10+ hours. Rested overnight.
Designed to nourish the gut, support clarity and help to boost immunity.

This is a healing ritual.
We invite you to slow down intentionally.
From seed to sip. 🌿

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A short video of @jeremymessersmith set at @utopiaborealis from July.
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@jocklobster and I shot it, I edited it
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#shortvideo #shortfilms #cinema #utopiaborealis #duluth #duluthmn #farmlife

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Had an incredible time at the world premiere of Sky Hopinka’s Powwow People at the Toronto Film Festival @tiff_net ! Grateful to share the film with such a warm audience, alongside our amazing cast and crew. Couldn’t have asked for a better start to this stage of the film’s journey, and excited for what’s ahead.

(And still can’t believe Jacque got his friend Dwayne @therock to show up to our press studio… 💪🤨)

Photo credits: @alexalexlaza @stickeronthewindow @jocklobster

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medium format at the fair and around: lomochrome purple & turquoise. Cinestill BWXX, Harmon Phoenix 2 & Portra 400

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When you’re here, you’re family 🤌

But missing @jamie_john.jpg 🫶

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Some of our favorite shots from you.

Thank you for coming to tiny little Dallas, South Dakota to help open a portal to the rest of our lives. Time travel is crazy.

Thank you @v.bailey (aka @samsfarmfestival) for your boundless and miraculous drive. Just wow.

Thank you @ben_hoffart94 for keeping the lights on and always a roof over our head.

Thank you @justclimbmn for making us cry so good.

Thank you @wendykay1234 and Ian for the extra extra work.

Thank you to other helpers @njketelhut @jbad_horse85 @arj0710 @think_ele @0rin_walker @nickdunny @wildhorses4u @adelyn.veskrna @gokatelyn @clgibeau @the_buildingcenter "The Aunts" @s0ph.gram

@thisthesethose for your sick beats
@e_sedz for the burning fire
@kelsyosterman for the dream hair
@shesinfocus_ for videography
@jocklobster for bringing Dad by that morning

Lastly, thank you to Mom and Dad. You are with us.
Through the gift of each day, your love grows

- T + M

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