Seeds | |
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Directed by | Kaniehtiio Horn |
Screenplay by | Kaniehtiio Horn |
Produced by | Leonard Farlinger Jennifer Jonas |
Starring | Kaniehtiio Horn Graham Greene Meegwun Fairbrother |
Cinematography | Jonathon Cliff |
Edited by | Lindsay Allikas |
Music by | Alaska B |
Production companies | Carpe Dee Yum Productions New Real Films Kaniehtiio Horn-Batt Entertainment |
Distributed by | Levelfilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Seeds is a Canadian comedy thriller film, directed by Kaniehtiio Horn and slated for release in 2024. [1] The film stars Horn as Ziggy, a young Mohawk woman trying to establish herself as a social media influencer; after she is offered a contract with a seed company, she is summoned home by her cousin to housesit while her family is out of town, only to have to battle someone who is trying to steal crops from the family garden.
The film, Horn's directorial debut, was described by Horn as a "home invasion comedy" inspired by Home Alone and Shaun of the Dead . [1] Its cast also includes Graham Greene, Patrick Garrow, Peter Keleghan, Dallas Goldtooth, Meegwun Fairbrother, Morgan Bedard, Josh Bainbridge, Dylan Cook, Cherish Violet Blood and Bonnie Whitley. [2]
The film is slated to premiere in the Discovery program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. [3]
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