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Inkwo for When the Starving Return
Directed byAmanda Strong
Written byRichard Van Camp
Amanda Strong
Bracken Hanuse Corlett
Produced byAmanda Strong
Maral Mohammadian
Nina Werewka
StarringPaulina Alexis
Tantoo Cardinal
Art Napoleon
CinematographyDean Holmes
Edited byAmanda Strong
Michael Bourquin
Music byEdo Van Breemen
Animation byAnna Berezowsky
Juan Soto
Payton Curtis
Deanna Partridge-David
Production
company
Release date
  • September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07) (TIFF)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Inkwo for When the Starving Return is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Amanda Strong and released in 2024.[1] 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.[2]

The film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Brooklyn Hollinger, "EIFF film review: ‘Inkwo For When the Starving Return’". The Gateway, October 7, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Sam Laskaris, "Animated film has world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival". Windspeaker, September 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Carlos Diaz, "Canada’s Top Ten: TIFF Celebrates the Best in Cinema for 2024". That Shelf, January 8, 2025.
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