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To Our Future Ancestors

À nos futurs ancêtres
Bogdan Anifrani-Fedach and Ian Keteku
2026 | 6 min 4 s
Mixed media animation (10 techniques)
English version

A National Film Board of Canada production

A woman travels through time and memory, from savannahs to the cosmos, searching for a mysterious egg that will reveal her future. Along the way, she draws strength from the blood memory of her ancestors. This animated short is a moving allegory about lineage and enduring resilience across millennia.


ONE-LINER

A woman journeys through time and terrain, guided by ancestral memory, to find a mysterious egg that holds the key to her future.




ANIMATION TECHNIQUES

Mixed media animation (10 techniques)

Multiplane animation
Ink on glass
Paint on paper
Paint in water
Clay on glass
Traditional cutout animation
Sand animation
3D-printed zoetrope
Digital 2D animation
Digital 3D animation



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Team


Bogdan Anifrani-Fedach
Writer, Director and Animator

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Photo : NFB



Ian Keteku
Writer, Director

Photo
Photo : Philip Sutherland



Jelena Popović
Producer

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Photo : Myriam Frenette



Christine Noël
Executive Producer (NFB)

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Photo : Valérie Sangin



Rob McLaughlin
Executive Producer

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Photo : Emily Cooper


Credits

Directed by
Bogdan Anifrani-Fedach
Ian Keteku

Written and Directed by
Ian Keteku
Bogdan Anifrani-Fedach

Producer
Jelena Popović

Voiced by
Mariah Inger

Design and Animation
Bogdan Anifrani-Fedach

Original Music
Martin Floyd Cesar

Sound Design
Stéphanie Hamelin Tomala

Editor
Xi Feng

Executive Producers
Christine Noël
Robert McLaughlin

Line Producer
Laetitia Seguin

Production Administrators
Karine Desmeules
Victoria Angell

Senior Production Coordinator
Dominique Forget

Studio Operations Manager
Camille Fillion

Compositing
Astrid Tessier

Animation Assistant
Ludvic Talbot

Technical Directors
Mathieu Tremblay
Eloi Champagne

Technical Specialists, Animation
Alexandre Roy
Johanne Ste-Marie

Technical Coordinator
Luc Binette

Online Editor and Colourist
Luca Di Gioacchino

Titles and Credits
Mélanie Bouchard

Musicians
Andy King
Jacob Lessard
Julian Selody

Music Pre-mix
Mark Lawson

Foley
Sam Mongeau

Sound Recording and Re-recording
Geoffrey Mitchell

Casting Director
Josa Maule

Legal Advisor
Peter Kallianiotis

Senior Marketing Advisor
Judith Lessard-Bérubé

Marketing Project Manager
Marion Duhaime-Morissette

Marketing Coordinator
Emilie Ryan

Publicist
Nadine Viau

 

Sankofa Adinkra Symbol used courtesy of National Folklore Board of Ghana

Special Thanks
Aaron Hutchinson – Fort Rose Studios
Adriana Rubio-Zelada
Arash Akhgari
Daniel Gies
David Mussel
Marielle Dalpé
Max Vannienschoot
Max Woodward
Mylène Augustin
National Center for Culture in Accra
Rachel Samson
Rudy Ray Kwaku
Rui Ting Ji

 

To Our Future Ancestors
© 2026 National Film Board of Canada


Media Relations

  • Nadine Viau
    NFB Publicist – Montreal
    C.: 514-458-9745
    n.viau@nfb.ca

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