Sweet Summer Pow Wow is a 2025 Canadian romantic drama film, directed by Darrell Dennis. The film stars Joshua Odjick and Tatyana Rose Baptiste as Riley and Jinny, a pair of Indigenous Canadian young adults who meet and fall in love on the summer pow wow circuit, and try to build a relationship amid the challenges in their lives that threaten to keep them apart.Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Romance feature Sweet Summer Pow Wow underway in B.C.". Playback, August 14, 2023.
The cast also includes Graham Greene (in one of his final film appearances during his lifetime), Tanis Parenteau, Lisa C. Ravensbergen, Joel Montgrand, Taylor Kinequon, Trevor Carroll, Nick Dangeli and Tyler Peters in supporting roles.
The film was shot in summer 2023, principally around Duncan, British Columbia.Melanie Goodfellow, "Tatyana Rose Baptiste & Joshua Odjick Join 'The Last Of Us' Veteran Graham Greene In Darrell Dennis's Indigenous Romance 'Sweet Summer Pow Wow', Filming Underway". Deadline Hollywood, August 10, 2023.
The film premiered at the 2025 Victoria Film Festival,Jamie Casemore, "Two Canadian films set for world premiere in Victoria". Playback, January 13, 2025. where it was the winner of the Audience Favourite Feature award.Mike Devlin, "Victoria Film Festival had highest attendance since pandemic, organizers say". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 19, 2025.
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