SEEDS
Kaniehtiio Horn (Mohawk) • 2024 • 82min • Horror/Thriller • 14A
In this tense thriller, a Mohawk internet personality receives her first sponsorship, promoting the seed and fertilizer company Nature's Oath. But when she returns to her reserve, she discovers a dark side to the company that threatens both her and her people.
Directors Statement:
While in no way autobiographical, I did draw on some of my own lived experiences of life on and off my rez, of leaving and returning. The idea of figuring out what it means to be an Indigenous person in this day and age but remaining tied to our past and to the land we were put here to care for. Ziggy is reminded of the strength that exists inside of her and explores the rage passed down from centuries of intergenerational trauma due to colonialism.
Inspired by Home Alone, Shaun of the Dead and the Canadian classic Clearcut, I wanted to make a fun ride I wished I had seen when I was younger. I craved seeing a smart, relatable, kickass Indigenous female lead who I could cheer on and a soundtrack I could rockout to.
Details
Free / By Donation
Wed., April 15, 2026, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Doors at 7:00pm
Location: Asinabka Festival Office (Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., Rm. A214)
***A brief introduction video from the Director will be shown before the film! Limited seating is available, so please arrive early. Snacks and drinks will also be available.
***Content advisory: explicit violence, horror, drug use, sexually suggestive scenes, coarse language
Kaniehtiio Horn
Writer/Director/Star as Ziggy
Kaniehtiio Horn continues to demonstrate creative versatility, by challenging her self as an actress, writer, producer, and director. Her feature directorial debut, SEEDS, an Indigenous genre-bending horror which she also wrote, produced, and stars in, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Horn’s other credits include Lionsgate’s thriller, ALICE,DARLING alongside Anna Kendrick, Peacock’s hit comedy series RUTHER FORDFALLS, FX’s Emmy-nominated series RESERVATION DOGS, andher award-winning performance in the cult comedy series, LETTER KENNY, the latter for which she served as producer on its spinoff, SHORESY.
