29 October - 13:00 - Théâtre du cuivre

Inkwo à la défense des vivants

Amanda Strong

Canada | V.O. English | ST French | 2024 | 18 min | DCP | color | Animation | Quebec Premiere

The story of Dove, an Indigenous youth who must embrace the powers bestowed on them to fight creatures with a ravenous hunger, unleashed after two generations of slumber.

Distribution
Director Amanda Strong
Cinematographer Dean Holmes
Cast Paulina Alexis, Tantoo Cardinal, Art Napoleon
Production Office national du film du Canada, Spotted Fawn Productions
Distribution Office national du film du Canada

Biographie

Amanda Strong

Amanda Strong is a Michif/Métis filmmaker and director. She is the owner and founder of Spotted Fawn Productions (SFP), an Indigenous-led animation studio. Amanda is a CSA and Emmy-nominated director whose award-winning films, including Biidaaban and Four Faces of the Moon, have been screened and exhibited worldwide at venues such as TIFF, Cannes, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and the American Museum of Natural History. Amanda was the first Canadian director selected for the Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Filmmaking Lab.