| Wilfred Buck | |
| Director: | Lisa Jackson |
| Producer: | Laura Grant Lisa Jackson Alicia Smith |
| Starring: | Wilfred Buck |
| Cinematography: | Justin Black |
| Editing: | David Schmidt Matt Lyon |
| Studio: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Wilfred Buck is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Lisa Jackson and released in 2024.[1] 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.[2]
The film is partially based on Buck's own 2021 memoir I Have Lived Four Lives.[3]
The film premiered in March 2024 at the festival in Denmark, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[4]
At the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, it received an honorable mention for the Colin Low Award.[5]