Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dennis Ward spoke with Cody Lightning, the writer and director of the Indigenous-led, coming of age, hockey dramedy, Smudge the Blades.

They spoke on making the movie as well as its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month.

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