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In the mid 1980s, a boy called Darrell Dennis was living in Esk'et (Alkali Lake), taking the bus every day to Williams Lake Junior Secondary School (WLJSS), when he got bit by a bug.

This wasn't just any bug - it was the drama bug, and he hasn't been able to shake it since. Not that he'd want to - Dennis is now living full time in Los Angeles as an actor, writer, director and producer, and starting Friday, Sept. 26, his latest film will be screening in Williams Lake.

"I'm very excited for it to be coming to Williams Lake," said Dennis in an interview with the Tribune. Growing up in the area, Dennis remembers a time when he really could have used a film reflecting himself in it, and he hopes to do the same for today's Indigenous youth in the Cariboo and

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