Seeds

Kaniehtiio Horn’s Seeds is a sharp, unsettling thriller and black comedy that digs deep into Indigenous anxieties. Horn, pulling triple duty as writer, director, and star, crafts a taut narrative around Ziggy, a Toronto bike courier and emerging influencer drawn back to her community and into the orbit of a suspicious seed company, Nature’s Oath. The film’s strength lies in its ability to blend the familiar tropes of a thriller with the specific, often overlooked, suspicions of Indigenous communities, exploring the fraught relationship between land, reproduction, and corporate exploitation. The creeping dread is palpable, amplified by the remote setting and the growing sense of unease surrounding the increasingly strange happenings circling Ziggy’s aunt’s house and the cache of seeds she’s been entrusted to protect. Horn skillfully weaves Kanienʼkehá:ka perspectives into the narrative, creating a film that is both thrilling and deeply resonant. It’s a work that lingers, built on dark humour and subversion of genre, all with a very Mohawk twist.Kaniehtiio Horn’s feature debut Seeds, an Indigenous genre-bending horror which she wrote, directed, and starred in, had its world premiere at TIFF. Horn’s acting credits include Lionsgate’s thriller, Alice, Darling alongside Anna Kendrick, Peacock’s hit comedy series Rutherford Falls, and FX’s Emmy-nominated series Reservation Dogs. Available in-person only.

Join us at Fort York for pre-show festivities beginning at 7:00 PM to enjoy an Indigenous vendor market presented by the Three Sisters Indigenous Craft Market, as well as a performance by DJ Kookum spinning beats until the sun comes down!

Please note: You are encouraged to bring blankets or cushions and whatever else you’ll need to make sure you’re comfortable at this outdoor screening. This screening takes place outdoors at Fort York National Historic Site. In the case of inclement weather, the alternative venue for this screening is the TIFF Lightbox, Cinema 1.