Smudge the Blades

Directed by Cody Lightning

2026 · Canada · English · Comedy, Coming of Age, First Nations Métis + Inuit, Sports, Canadian

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Tickets on tiff.net ↗Log / review on Letterboxd ↗

Synopsis

A fresh take on the underdog sports film, centring on an Indigenous hockey team in Northern Alberta, from actor and director Cody Lightning (Hey, Viktor!, TIFF ’23) and starring Ed Helms, Jana Schmieding, and Paulina Alexis.

Programming note from tiff.net. Matched to TMDB on title and director (Smudge the Blades, 2026).

Showtimes

Sat Sep 12

9:15 PM

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Public

Rush lineNo report yet · ~16 rush seats

Sun Sep 13

8:40 AM

Scotiabank Theatre TorontoScotiabank 13

Press & Market

Rush lineNo report yet · ~14 rush seats

Mon Sep 14

12:00 PM

Scotiabank Theatre TorontoScotiabank 13

Public

Rush lineNo report yet · ~14 rush seats

Thu Sep 17

12:15 PM

Scotiabank Theatre TorontoScotiabank 7

Press & Market

Rush lineNo report yet · ~8 rush seats