To Our Future Ancestors

20266 min 5 secFilm: Animation

Direction: Bogdan Anifrani-FedachIan Keteku

Production: Jelena Popovic (National Film Board of Canada)Christine Noël (National Film Board of Canada)Robert McLaughlin (National Film Board of Canada)

Script: Ian KetekuBogdan Anifrani-Fedach

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.

Subject categories

  • Developing Countries > Africa
  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Black Community
  • Literature and Language > Legends, Myths, and Tales
  • Psychology and Psychiatry > Psychological ProcessesWomen

Credits

director
Bogdan Anifrani-Fedach
Ian Keteku
writer
Ian Keteku
Bogdan Anifrani-Fedach
producer
Jelena Popovic
voice
Mariah Inger
design
Bogdan Anifrani-Fedach
animation
Bogdan Anifrani-Fedach
original music
Martin Floyd Cesar
sound design
Stéphanie Hamelin Tomala
editor
Xi Feng
executive producer
Christine Noël
Robert McLaughlin
line producer
Laetitia Seguin
production administrator
Karine Desmeules
Victoria Angell
senior production coordinator
Dominique Forget
studio operations manager
Camille Fillion
compositing
Astrid Tessier
animation assistant
Ludvic Talbot
technical director
Mathieu Tremblay
Éloi Champagne
technical specialist - animation
Alexandre Roy
Johanne Ste-Marie
technical coordinator
Luc Binette
online editor
Luca di Gioacchino
colourist
Luca di Gioacchino
titles
Mélanie Bouchard
credits
Mélanie Bouchard
musician
Andy King
Jacob Lessard
Julian Selody
music pre-mix
Mark Lawson
foley
Sam Mongeau
sound recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
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
Émilie Ryan
publicist
Nadine Viau