#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “YOUNGBLOOD”

Following its world premiere at TIFF 2025, YOUNGBLOOD will open exclusively in theatres across Canada and the U.S. on March 6, 2026. Photon Films will distribute the film in Canada, with Well Go USA handling U.S. distribution.

Directed By:
Hubert Davis (The Well, Black Ice)

Written By:
Charles Officer, Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout, Seneca Aaron

Starring:
Ashton James, Blair Underwood, Shawn Doyle, Alexandra McDonald, Henri Picard, Emidio Lopes, Olunike Adelyi, Tamara Podemski, Keris Hope Hill, Donald MacLean Jr., Joris Jarsky and Allan Hawco

About YOUNGBLOOD
Dean Youngblood was raised by his father, Blane, on a diet of toughness and hockey. When Dean is invited to join the Hamilton Mustangs, he travels to Canada from Detroit where his skill commands respect and his arrogance earns him fast enemies. Coach Chadwick, resentful of being saddled with such a toxic player, keeps Dean benched game after game. Dean’s frustration builds, culminating in a violent outburst involving rival goon Carl Racki that costs the Mustangs a significant win.

As Team Captain Sutton takes him under his wing, Dean begins to buck Blane’s teachings and his growing maturity spurs a relationship with Jessie – Coach Chadwick’s daughter – who gives Dean a run for his money on and off the ice. His newfound resolve draws the ire of Racki, who provokes Dean during a game by attacking and seriously injuring Sutton. As the final game of the playoffs approaches, so does his showdown with Racki and Dean’s choice as to what kind of man he wants to be.

About Photon Films and Media
Launched in 2010, Photon Films and Media (photonfilms.ca), formerly Pacific Northwest Pictures, is a leading Canadian entertainment company specializing in the development, financing, production and distribution of feature films for the domestic and international marketplace. With an emphasis on high quality films from leading filmmakers in diverse genres, Photon Films brings those films to consumers with innovative forms of marketing and distribution across all distribution platforms.

(Photo credit: Shawn Goldberg)