Inkwo for When the Starving Return

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]

Inkwo for When the Starving Return
Directed by	Amanda Strong
Screenplay by	Richard Van Camp Amanda Strong Bracken Hanuse Corlett
Story by	Richard Van Camp
Based on	Wheetago War: ROTH by Richard Van Camp
Produced by	Amanda Strong Maral Mohammadian Nina Werewka
Starring	Paulina Alexis Tantoo Cardinal Art Napoleon
Cinematography	Dean Holmes
Edited by	Amanda Strong Michael Bourquin
Music by	Edo Van Breemen
Animation by	Anna Berezowsky Juan Soto Payton Curtis Deanna Partridge-David
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07) (TIFF)
Running time	18 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

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]