Wilfred Buck is a 2024 Canadian documentary film, directed by Lisa Jackson.Lise Pedersen, "‘Wilfred Buck,’ About Indigenous Star Lore Expert, Is a Feel-Good Story, Director Lisa Jackson Says". Variety, March 15, 2024. The film is a portrait of Wilfred Buck, a Cree man from Manitoba who survived a troubled and impoverished upbringing to become a celebrated keeper and teacher of traditional First Nations approaches to astronomy.Janet Smith, "Wonder, stars, and hope, as filmmaker Lisa Jackson captures life and teachings of Wilfred Buck". Stir, May 14, 2024.
The film is partially based on Buck's own 2021 memoir I Have Lived Four Lives.Radheyan Simonpillai, "‘Wilfred Buck’ documentary explores the journey and wisdom of Indigenous ‘star guy’". Global News, May 14, 2024.
The film premiered in March 2024 at the CPH:DOX festival in Denmark, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Ben Dalton, "Filmotor picks up CPH:DOX, Hot Docs title ‘Wilfred Buck’". Screen Daily, May 19, 2024.
Wilfred Buck's Star Stories Wilfred Buck's Star Stories, a virtual reality sister project illustrating Buck's Cree cosmology for exhibition in domes and planetariums, premiered at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.Jamie Casemore, "Zacharias Kunuk’s Uiksaringitara to have world premiere in Berlin". Playback, January 16, 2025.
The virtual reality exhibition was released in English, French and Cree language versions, as well as a version with only music and sound effects for Buck to narrate live.Karen Cirillo, "Weaving the World: Lisa Jackson Presents ‘Wilfred Buck’s Star Stories’ in XR". International Documentary Association, February 19, 2025.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2024 Colin Low Award Lisa Jackson Janet Smith, "Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival". Stir, May 11, 2024. Montreal International Documentary Festival 2024 Women Inmate Jury Award Pat Mullen, "Intercepted and Republic Top RIDM Winners". Point of View, December 1, 2024. Canadian Screen Awards June 1, 2025 Best Feature Length Documentary Lisa Jackson, Lauren Grant, Alicia Smith, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, David Christensen Pat Mullen, "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees". Point of View, March 26, 2025. Best Editing in a Documentary David Schmidt Best Sound Design in a Documentary David Rose imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival 2025 Best Digital and Interactive Production Lisa Jackson, The MacronautsWilfred Buck's Star Stories Jamie Casemore, "Seeds takes two awards at 2025 imagineNATIVE". Playback, June 11, 2025.
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