COUSIN is a collective supporting Indigenous artists expanding the form of film. Founded by Sky Hopinka, Adam Khalil, @ALazarowich and @adam_piron.
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8 Jan 2024
Presented with the generous support of @FordFoundation Just Films, we are thrilled to announce our support for CYCLE III, our third cohort of Indigenous artists working within the experimental and avant-garde spaces of film and art. bit.ly/3NTNuB2
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This past weekend, we held the first of a new series of our artist-facing endeavors: a 16mm filmmaking workshop in Honolulu for Native Hawaiian and Indigenous artists, led by Sky Hopinka and @adam_piron
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Participants were given cameras and equipment to test shoot different film stocks throughout the day with a demonstration showing the basics of camera loading, light meters, and using different lenses.
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We can’t wait to see the footage from this weekend and thanks to our participants for being a part of this. Stay tuned for upcoming workshops and events this year!
Thank you @macfound for their very generous support in making our public programming efforts possible!
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29 Nov 2024
Happy Native American Heritage Day! Check out this new book available at our bookstore... TEMPORAL TERRITORIES: AN ANTHOLOGY ON INDIGENOUS EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA
bit.ly/4ePLC6K
Edited by @cousinorg & published by Light Industry
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4 Dec 2024
NEW YORK: This Saturday at 7:30pm, our east coast launch of our book Temporal Territories is going down at Light Industry. Come see films by @raven_chacon, a reading by Lou Cornum, and a screening of Shelley Niro’s HONEY MOCCASIN lightindustry.org/cousin
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Copies of Temporal Territories will be for sale at the event.
Tickets - Pay what you can ($10 suggested donation), available at door.
Seating is limited. First-come, first-served.
Box office opens at 7pm. No entry 10 mins after start of show.
lightindustry.bigcartel.com/…
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7 Nov 2024
Looking forward to diving into this, courtesy of @lightindustry and @cousinorg
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24 Oct 2024
COUSIN Collective (@cousinorg) and @lightindustry are now accepting preorders for "Temporal Territories: An Anthology on Indigenous Experimental Cinema," a first-of-its-kind collection.
Discover this week’s essential film finds in the latest Rushes. mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/r…
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29 Sep 2024
Thank you to all who came out to our sold-out reading and screening of Sky Hopinka’s Denizens of Hell and SUBTERRANEAN MOON at Now Instant Image Hall. Stay tuned for more events on the horizon 🖤
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24 Aug 2024
LOS ANGELES: on 9/28, we’ll be hosting our next screening at Now Instant Image Hall with Sky Hopinka and his @inpatientpress release Denizens of Hell. A single-channel version of his latest, SUBTERRANEAN MOON, will screen with a live reading now-instant.la/events/denize…
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30 Jun 2024
Thank you to everyone who came out to our screening last night at Now Instant Image Hall of Victor Masayesva, Jr.’s ITAM HAKIM, HOPIIT and @exovedate_ltd’s STE. ANNE! Keep an eye out for future screenings soon! 🖤🎞️🖤
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28 Jun 2024
a huge thanks to @IndieFocus for featuring our @cousinorg Indigenous Cinema double feature in @latimes. ITAM HAKIM, HOPIIT and STE. ANNE screen tomorrow (6/29) at Now Instant, with both filmmakers in attendance. come thru!
latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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28 Jun 2024
for anyone coming to the @cousinorg double feature screening tomorrow at Now Instant, you’ll get one of these programs we’ve made featuring a translation visual guide to ITAM HAKIM, HOPIIT and some notes on STE. ANNE by @storebrandbrown. 🎟️ here 👉🏽bit.ly/3Vyqavq
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28 Jun 2024
LA: join @cousinorg Saturday at Now Instant Image Hall for a double bill, featuring Victor Masayesva. Jr.'s ITAM HAKIM, HOPIIT (1984). this will be the debut of a newly remastered, Hopi language version of the film. it's a true rarity and not to be missed! bit.ly/3Vyqavq
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26 Jun 2024
This Saturday! Los Angeles, please come by to see some films and join me and Victor Masayesva Jr in conversation.
26 Jun 2024
LOS ANGELES: this Saturday at Now Instant Image Hall, @cousinorg is holding the first of a quarterly screening series of new, classic, and rare gems of Indigenous Cinema. More info and tickets below 👇
bit.ly/3Vyqavq
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7 Jun 2024
My latest #videoessay, about a vital work of contemporary experimental film, The Sun Quartet, by @zonaingravida, a work of protest against corruption and genocide. Available now @artandtrash_
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3 Jun 2024
very excited for this!!
2 Jun 2024
On 6/29 in LA, COUSIN presents a double feature at Now Instant Image Hall of ITAM HAKIM, HOPIIT (dir. Victor Mesayesva, Jr., 1984) and STE. ANNE (dir. Rhayne Vermette @exovedate_ltd, 2021) followed by a conversation with both artists in attendance. eventbrite.com/e/itam-hakim-…
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This presentation of ITAM HAKIM, HOPIIT will be the premiere of a newly remastered Hopi language version from the original master. Translation guides will be provided.
This will also be the LA premiere of STE. ANNE.
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All ticket proceeds go to The Gabrielino-Tongva Springs Foundation: gabrielinosprings.com/wpsite…
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2 Jun 2024
On 6/29 in LA, COUSIN presents a double feature at Now Instant Image Hall of ITAM HAKIM, HOPIIT (dir. Victor Mesayesva, Jr., 1984) and STE. ANNE (dir. Rhayne Vermette @exovedate_ltd, 2021) followed by a conversation with both artists in attendance. eventbrite.com/e/itam-hakim-…
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