Inkwo for When the Starving Return

Inkwo for When the Starving Return (2024)

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.

Date of release
2024-09-07
TMDB
4.0 / 10 (4)
Runtime
19m
Genres
Animation, Fantasy
Director
Amanda Strong

Casting

Interesting facts

Inkwo for When the Starving Return is a Canadian animated short film directed by Amanda Strong and released in 2024. Adapted from the short story "Wheetago War" by Richard Van Camp, the film centres on Dove, a young Indigenous orphan with the power to shift genders who has been raised by their aunt, and must learn to harness their untrained skill in traditional Indigenous healing to save the world from dangerous wendigos.

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