Inkwo for When the Starving Return

{{short description|2024 Canadian short film directed by Amanda Strong}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Inkwo for When the Starving Return

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Amanda Strong

| producer = Amanda Strong
Maral Mohammadian
Nina Werewka

| screenplay = Richard Van Camp
Amanda Strong
Bracken Hanuse Corlett

| story = Richard Van Camp

| based_on = Wheetago War: ROTH
by Richard Van Camp

| starring = Paulina Alexis
Tantoo Cardinal
Art Napoleon

| animator = Anna Berezowsky
Juan Soto
Payton Curtis
Deanna Partridge-David

| music = Edo Van Breemen

| cinematography = Dean Holmes

| editing = Amanda Strong
Michael Bourquin

| studio = National Film Board of Canada

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|2024|9|7|TIFF}}

| runtime = 18 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

}}

Inkwo for When the Starving Return is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Amanda Strong and released in 2024.Brooklyn Hollinger, [https://thegatewayonline.ca/2024/10/eiff-film-review-inkwo-for-when-the-starving-return/ "EIFF film review: ‘Inkwo For When the Starving Return’"]. The Gateway, October 7, 2024. 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.Sam Laskaris, [https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/animated-film-has-world-premiere-toronto-international-film-festival "Animated film has world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival"]. Windspeaker, September 10, 2024.

The film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024.Carlos Diaz, [https://thatshelf.com/tiff-canadas-top-ten-2024/ "Canada’s Top Ten: TIFF Celebrates the Best in Cinema for 2024"]. That Shelf, January 8, 2025.