By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News For Cody Lightning, Smudge the Blades is more than a hockey film. It draws on the young players he coached, the Northern Alberta communities he knows, his family’s filmmaking history and the experiences that brought him back to storytelling. The filmmaker, actor and hockey coach brought his second feature to the Toronto International Film Festival, where Smudge the Blades had its world premiere on Sept. 12 as part of the festival’s Centrepiece programme. On Sept. 20, it received the Best Canadian Discovery Award, which recognizes an emerging Canadian filmmaker whose first or second feature brings a distinctive voice to Canadian cinema. The award includes a $10,000 CAD cash prize. The TIFF jury described Smudge the Blades as “electric,” praising its…
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