After proving he could pull off comedy and suspense with the local hit The Great Salish Heist, writer-director Darrell Dennis proves his versatility with this charming love story about two young people who meet cute on BC’s Pow Wow circuit. Jinny (Tatyana Rose Baptiste) is 17, beautiful, and destined for law school — that is, according to her mom, Cara, who is Chief of the Coyote Lake Tribe. But what Jinny really wants to do is dance. Then there’s Riley (Joshua Odjick), from the rival White Bluff Indian Reserve. Chief Cara knows he’s trouble from the moment she lays eyes on him…
Around the edges the film points to issues like addiction, diabetes, and generational trauma, but at its heart this is (as the title suggests) a sweet, affirmative romance about attractive and likable teenagers finding their way.
May 10: Q&A with producer Leslie Bland
Darrell Dennis
Tatyana Rose Baptiste, Joshua Odjick, Graham Greene, Tanis Parenteau
Canada
2025
English
Audience Award, Victoria Film Festival
Violence, coarse language
Open to youth!
$10 youth tickets available
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Credits
Producer
Leslie D. Bland, Harold C. Joe
Screenwriter
Darrell Dennis, Katya Gardner
Cinematography
Daniel Carruthers
Editor
Gavin Andrews
Original Music
Wayne Lavallee
Production Design
Lisa Hageman Yahgulanaas
Art Director
Sam Higgins
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