Inkwo for When the Starving Return

Inkwo for When the Starving Return

2024 · 19 min · ★ 4.0 · Animation, Fantasy

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.

Directed by Amanda Strong · Written by Bracken Hanuse Corlett

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Paulina Alexis Dove (voice)
Tantoo Cardinal Auntie (voice)
Art Napoleon Frog (voice)

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