“Animation Theater In Conversation: Inkwo for When the Starving Return” by Strong, Champagne and McKibbin
Title:
- Animation Theater In Conversation: Inkwo for When the Starving Return
Conference:
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Spotted Fawn Productions
- National Film Board of Canada
Description:
A screening and in-person conversation! Director Amanda Strong, Spotted Fawn Productions and Eloi Champagne, Head of Technical Direction and Production Technologies, NFB shares how CG was used in stop motion to create this meaningful work where Dove, a gender-shifting warrior, uses their Indigenous medicine (Inkwo) to protect their community from an unburied swarm of terrifying creatures. See the short film, participate in the Q&A and meet the filmmakers!
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.
Additional Information:
Combining traditional stop-motion artistry with cutting-edge techniques, the film pushes the boundaries of the medium. It employs VR previsualization, 3D-scanned digital twin set extensions for seamless VFX, lens distortion correction in Nuke, advanced Blender water simulations, and a full ACES HDR color pipeline to achieve unparalleled visual richness.
