Amanda Strong

Anyone who knows Michif/Métis artist and filmmaker Amanda Strong, knows she has a talent for bringing together stop motion, bold graphic artistry, and gorgeous lighting with evocative and emotional indigenous storytelling. Her stories often consider the impact of colonialism and climate change on both the indigenous and the natural world. Inkwo means medicine. It is not only the title for a moving and fascinating piece of animation, it is also an apt description for the transformative healing quality that suffuses even the most turbulent moments in the film. A gorgeous piece of cinema that is both activism and art.