BSS & Aboriginal Program Grad shines at TIFF & VIFF

October 25, 2017

Brookswood Secondary and District Aboriginal Program graduate Wayne Wapeemuka has won awards for his latest film Luk’ Luk’l (pronounced ‘luck lucky’). Wayne won the City of Toronto Award for best Canadian First Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival and Best BC Feature Film Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival. You can read a summary of the film on the VIFF website as well view the trailer. Congratulations Wayne!

UPDATE 10/29: Director Wayne Wapeemukwa’s first feature film has also been awarded a Director’s Guild Award – read the story here on CBC News.