Canada / Sep 07, 2024 / Toronto International Film Festival 2024
Overall average
5.0/10
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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.
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Genres
AnimationFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Inkwo for When the Starving Return |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ONF | NFB, Spotted Fawn Productions |
| Release date | 7 settembre 2024 |
| Executive producer | Haydn Wazelle, Robert McLaughlin, Lupe Danyluk, Amanda Strong |
| Production | Maral Mohammadian, Nina Werewka, Amanda Strong |
| Writer | Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Richard Van Camp, Amanda Strong |
| Editing | Amanda Strong, Michael Bourquin |
| Cinematography | Dean Holmes |
| Assistant directors | Amanda Strong |
| Camera operators | Dean Holmes |
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| Additional photography | Dean Holmes |
| Production design | Kate Stransky, Maya McKibbin |
| Art direction | Maya McKibbin, Kate Stransky |
| Set decoration | Maya McKibbin, Kate Stransky |
| Music | Edo van Breemen |
| Sound | Edo van Breemen |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Jan 24, 2025 / Sundance Film Festival 2025
Ukraine / Sep 06, 2025 / Kyiv International Short Film Festival
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