Inkwo for When the Starving Return (2024)
19m
Running Time
September 26, 2024Release Date
Inkwo for When the Starving Return (2024)
19m
Running Time
September 26, 2024Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Two lifetimes from now the world hangs in the balance. Dove, a young, enigmatic, gender-shifting warrior, discovers the gifts and burdens of their Inkwo (medicine) to defend against an army of hungry, ferocious monsters. Dove’s courage, resilience and alliance with the Earth culminates in a battle against these flesh-consuming creatures, who become stronger with each body and soul they devour. Inkwo for When the Starving Return is a call to action to fight and protect against the forces of greed around us.
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently Inkwo for When the Starving Return is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: NFB
Streaming in:🇨🇦 Canada
Cast & Crew.
Paulina Alexis
Dove (voice)
Tantoo Cardinal
Auntie (voice)
Art Napoleon
Frog (voice)
Amanda Strong
Director / Producer / Executive Producer / Screenplay
Maral Mohammadian
Producer
Nina Werewka
Producer
Haydn Wazelle
Executive Producer
Robert McLaughlin
Executive Producer
Lupe Danyluk
Executive Producer
Dean Holmes
Director of Photography
Maya McKibbin
Art Direction
Kate Stransky
Production Design
Keith Morgan
Post Production Supervisor
Éloi Champagne
Technical Supervisor
Bracken Hanuse Corlett
Screenplay
Richard Van Camp
Screenplay
Details.
Wiki.
Inkwo for When the Starving Return is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Amanda Strong and released in 2024. Adapted from the short graphic novel Wheetago War: ROTH by Richard Van Camp, the film centres on Dove (Paulina Alexis), a young indigenous orphan with the power to shift genders who has been raised by their aunt (Tantoo Cardinal), and must learn to harness their untrained skill in traditional indigenous healing to save the world from dangerous wendigos.
The film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024.