Klee is a Canadian short horror film, directed by Gavin Baird and released in 2025."KLEE, a locally made seductive alien horror film, kicks off Broadway Fantastic Festival". Saskatoon Morning, November 21, 2025. The film stars Seth Cardinal Dodginghorse as a shapeshifting alien who is sent to 19th-century Saskatchewan, in the form of a First Nations man, with a mission to find and kill a family of farm settlers through sex.Andrew Kendall, "Final dispatch from TIFF 2025: ‘Klee’, ‘Egghead Republic’, ‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ and ‘Nino’". Stabroek News, October 19, 2025.
The cast also includes Hannah Brennen, Joan Mylymok, Gin Fedotov, Michael Barber, Timothy Boechler, Todd William Lewis, Shayne Metcalfe and J. T. Smith in supporting roles.
Baird was a recipient of the memorial Jeff Barnaby Grant from the ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival in 2023 for the project.Victoria Ahearn, "imagineNATIVE, Netflix reveal Jeff Barnaby Grant recipients". Playback, May 10, 2023.
The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival,Melanie Goodfellow, "Idris Elba’s ‘Dust To Dreams’ Starring Seal Set To Premiere In TIFF Shorts + Full Lineup". Deadline Hollywood, August 7, 2025. and was subsequently screened at the 2025 Festival du nouveau cinéma"The Festival du Nouveau Cinéma’s short film program runs Oct. 8 to 19". The Suburban, October 6, 2025. and the Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2025,Jamie Casemore, "TIFF unveils 2025 selections for Canada’s Top Ten features, shorts". Playback, January 6, 2026. and won the After Dark Award at the 2026 ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival.Jamie Casemore, "In Brief: Darlene Naponse’s Aki wins at imagineNATIVE". Playback, June 10, 2026.
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