The “Deer Lady” of the popular Hulu series is ready to make her feature filmmaking debut.
Kahnawake Mohawk actress Kaniehtiio Horn — the mysterious “Deer Lady” of Reservation Dogs and mayoral candidate Feather Day of Rutherford Falls — is ready to make her debut as a feature filmmaker with Seeds, an indie comedy currently filming in Ontario.
Horn will serve as star, writer, director and executive producer for the film, which also stars Graham Greene, Patrick Garrow, Dallas Goldtooth, Meegwun Fairbrother and Dylan Cook, with Bonnie Whitlow, Cherish Violet Blood and Peter Keleghan rounding out the cast. According the showbiz site Deadline, “Seeds follows Ziggy (Horn), who is offered her first gig as an online influencer, promoting Nature’s Oath, a seed and fertilizer company. When her cousin summons her back to the rez, she is forced into a battle to save her people’s legacy, finding her power along the way.”
“Stepping behind the camera to write, direct and produce felt like a natural progression after 20 years of experience in front of the camera as an actress,” Horn said. “It’s been really exciting having this chance to flex the creative muscles I have gained along the way. Seeds is a fun genre bending dark comedy. It is particularly gratifying to bring Indigenous stories to life in this way, and I couldn’t have done this without such an incredible team supporting me.”
