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