Smudge the Blades to world premiere at TIFF Lightbox on Sept. 12

Cody Lightning's underdog Indigenous hockey team dramedy Smudge the Blades holds its world premiere Sept. 12 at TIFF Lightbox in Toronto, according to The Hollywood Reporter, screening in TIFF's 2026 Centrepiece programme. It centres on the Treaty 6 Blades, a struggling teen side in northern Alberta, TIFF listings state.