Klee (short film)
Colour | 19:45 | 4K
Body horror meets prairie gothic in Gavin Baird’s mind-blowing period sci-fi that flips the script on colonization as an alien in the form of an Indigenous man infiltrates a remote Saskatchewan community and seduces its members one by one. — TIFF
SCREENINGS
World Premiere, Scotiabank Theatre (TIFF), Toronto, ON — Sept. 5th & 11th, 2025
Official Selection — Toronto International Film Festival (2025)
Produced by Dorothy Studios & Dynamic Video Imaging Corp
Written & Directed by Gavin Baird
Produced by Jacob Farrell, Kyle Zurevinski, Kayla Peters & Gavin Baird
Director of Photography: Matthew Ripplinger
Assistant Camera: Salem Zurch
Grip: Holly Westlake, Jessica Szeto, Devin McAdam
Colour: Ryley Konechny
Sound Mix/Edit: Reid Paraszczynec
Production Designer: Tiffany Johnson
VFX Team: Leviv Miereau & Dylan Crosby
SPFX Lead: Levi Miereau
SPFX Assistants: Heather Adrian, Dylan Crosby
Intimacy Coordinator: Alexis Makepeace
Costume Design: Laura Crossman, Vada Mae Boyer, Raelynn Olson
Makeup & Hair Design: Abbey Fraser-Saddleback
Catering: Kim Baird-McDonald
Production Assistants: Friday Smith, Bodie Johnson
Title Design: Andrea Engele
Title Beadwork: Kim Baird-McDonald
End Credits Design: Dani LaValley
Horse Wranglers: Janie Weger, Paula Woodhouse, Travis Waldner, Gladys Johner
Wagon provided by Randy Wolfe
Film by Kodak
Film processing by Negativeland
Filmed in Saskatoon, SK
Starring: seth cardinal dodginghorse, Hannah Brennen, Joan Mylymok, Gin Fedetov, Todd Lewis & Michael Barber
Also featuring: Marcel Petit, JT Smith, Colton Benson, Darren Lorenzo, Troy Greenwood, Harris Ford, Andrea Engele, Lois A. Unger, Karen Zurevinski, Pat Keyser, Marjorie Keyser, Janie Weger, Peter Stinson, Gerald Zurevinski, Shayne Metcalf, Timothy Boechler, Devon Oman, Raelynn Olson, Jacob Farrell, Jelly Gan, Levi Miereau, Dylan Crosby & Jesse Sawitsky
Special thanks: Shawn Stratychuk, Avondale Farms, Wilson Museum (Dundurn), Fort Carlton Provincial Historic Park, Alvena Church, Linda Duvall, Jody Busch, Erin Dyck, Jessy Lee-Saas, Ryan Green, Andreas Buchwaldt, Amalie Atkins, Mark Eisenzimmer, Oliver Darrius Merrick King, Zach Tennent, Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative & PAVED Arts
Funding provided by ImagineNATIVE, Netflix & SK Arts
9/5/2025
