Speaker Cody Lightning

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Cody Lightning

Actor, Writer, Director

Lightningmill Productions

CODY LIGHTNING is an indigenous (Cree) multi-hyphenate, who was one of the leads in Echo for Marvel Studios/Disney+. He also wrote, directed, and starred in Hey Viktor! which premiered at Tribeca 2023, as well as screened at TIFF 2023. Best known for his role as ‘Young Victor’ in Smoke Signals (Sundance 1998), he also won an American Indian Film Festival award for Best Actor for his role of ‘Cufe Smallhill’ in Four Sheets to the Wind (Sundance 2007). He also has a recurring role in the upcoming FX series, The Sensitive Kind. Cody’s next film, Smudge the Blades, recently wrapped production in Canada. Ed Helms, Jana Schmieding, and Paulina Alexis star. 

Speaking on: Hot Pilot Party: Live Table Read

At the Banff Media Festival, we met with Netflix and took a ride up Sulphur Mountain on the gondola. That’s where we made the pitch.
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