INHERITANCE: From Stage to Screen
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A Reading & Conversation with the playwrights, screenwriters and cast of INHERITANCE, shortlisted for the Governor General's Award.
FREE EVENT. BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR SIGNING.
INHERITANCE
Three people. One land. Who decides?
When the rights to a vast property come up for grabs, three people – Indigenous, immigrant, and settler — journey over dangerous terrain in a race against time, and each other, to gain stewardship of it.
INHERITANCE debuted as a stage production in Vancouver, Canada, where it won the Jesse Award for Outstanding Significant Achievement, was published by Talonbooks, and shortlisted for Canada’s highest honour – the GOVERNOR GENERAL’S AWARD.
It was subsequently produced as an audio-drama, released by Penguin Random House.
It's now been adapted into a feature film, having its World Premiere at the Red Nation Intl Film Festival, on Nov 12th, 2026 at AMC The Grove 14 -- nominated for five Red Nation Awards including Best Picture.
The playwrights / screenwriters & performers invite you to a reading from the published play, and a conversation about bringing the subject matter to the screen. What have we inherited – and what can we choose to do with it?
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THE WRITERS/PERFORMERS
DARRELL DENNIS is an award-winning writer, actor, director, and producer from the Secwepemc Nation, who lives in LA. He’s written/directed two features THE GREAT SALISH HEIST and SWEET SUMMER POW WOW, and he is currently working on a film version of his award-winning play TALES OF AN URBAN INDIAN. His other credits include the series LITTLE BIRD, THE GUILT FREE ZONE, MOCCASIN FLATS, and the non-fiction book PEACE PIPE DREAMS: THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES ABOUT INDIANS.
MEDINA HAHN is an award-winning actress and writer of Lebanese and Irish descent. Her co-written works TUESDAYS & SUNDAYS and ANY NIGHT have been seen across Canada, the USA and Europe. “Tuesdays” was also broadcast as a radio play by BBC and CBC, while “Any Night” played for a month Off-Broadway. She co-wrote the screenplay for ANY NIGHT, which won the $50,000 “CFF Super Channel Screenplay Award”. Medina is a co-protégé recipient of Canada’s most prestigious theatre award, The Siminovitch Prize.
DANIEL SMITH ARNOLD is a 3rd gen European actor, writer and producer. For the stage, he has co-written/performed the plays TUESDAYS & SUNDAYS and ANY NIGHT. For the screen, he co-wrote and starred in LAWRENCE & HOLLOMAN, which won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Feature Film. He is currently packaging a feature set to star Jacob Tremblay alongside Academy Award winners Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur.
EVENT HOST & READER
TONANTZIN CARMELO is a multifaceted, award-winning actress with experience as singer, musician, choreographer, dancer and speaker. Her credits include a series regular on NBC’s LA BREA, the BBC Mini-series THE ENGLISH, the original video game DEAD SPACE, and in the film IMPRINT, as well as guest stars including THE ROOKIE, ANIMAL KINGDOM, UNDONE, AMERICAN DAD and SPIRIT RANGERS. Carmelo is of mixed ancestry and is an enrolled member of the Tongva Nation.
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This event is brought to you in part by the Canada Council for the Arts and Creative BC.
FREE EVENT. BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR SIGNING.
INHERITANCE
Three people. One land. Who decides?
When the rights to a vast property come up for grabs, three people – Indigenous, immigrant, and settler — journey over dangerous terrain in a race against time, and each other, to gain stewardship of it.
INHERITANCE debuted as a stage production in Vancouver, Canada, where it won the Jesse Award for Outstanding Significant Achievement, was published by Talonbooks, and shortlisted for Canada’s highest honour – the GOVERNOR GENERAL’S AWARD.
It was subsequently produced as an audio-drama, released by Penguin Random House.
It's now been adapted into a feature film, having its World Premiere at the Red Nation Intl Film Festival, on Nov 12th, 2026 at AMC The Grove 14 -- nominated for five Red Nation Awards including Best Picture.
The playwrights / screenwriters & performers invite you to a reading from the published play, and a conversation about bringing the subject matter to the screen. What have we inherited – and what can we choose to do with it?
--
THE WRITERS/PERFORMERS
DARRELL DENNIS is an award-winning writer, actor, director, and producer from the Secwepemc Nation, who lives in LA. He’s written/directed two features THE GREAT SALISH HEIST and SWEET SUMMER POW WOW, and he is currently working on a film version of his award-winning play TALES OF AN URBAN INDIAN. His other credits include the series LITTLE BIRD, THE GUILT FREE ZONE, MOCCASIN FLATS, and the non-fiction book PEACE PIPE DREAMS: THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES ABOUT INDIANS.
MEDINA HAHN is an award-winning actress and writer of Lebanese and Irish descent. Her co-written works TUESDAYS & SUNDAYS and ANY NIGHT have been seen across Canada, the USA and Europe. “Tuesdays” was also broadcast as a radio play by BBC and CBC, while “Any Night” played for a month Off-Broadway. She co-wrote the screenplay for ANY NIGHT, which won the $50,000 “CFF Super Channel Screenplay Award”. Medina is a co-protégé recipient of Canada’s most prestigious theatre award, The Siminovitch Prize.
DANIEL SMITH ARNOLD is a 3rd gen European actor, writer and producer. For the stage, he has co-written/performed the plays TUESDAYS & SUNDAYS and ANY NIGHT. For the screen, he co-wrote and starred in LAWRENCE & HOLLOMAN, which won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Feature Film. He is currently packaging a feature set to star Jacob Tremblay alongside Academy Award winners Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur.
EVENT HOST & READER
TONANTZIN CARMELO is a multifaceted, award-winning actress with experience as singer, musician, choreographer, dancer and speaker. Her credits include a series regular on NBC’s LA BREA, the BBC Mini-series THE ENGLISH, the original video game DEAD SPACE, and in the film IMPRINT, as well as guest stars including THE ROOKIE, ANIMAL KINGDOM, UNDONE, AMERICAN DAD and SPIRIT RANGERS. Carmelo is of mixed ancestry and is an enrolled member of the Tongva Nation.
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This event is brought to you in part by the Canada Council for the Arts and Creative BC.
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