Synopsis
Moving between earth and stars, past and present, this hybrid feature documentary follows the extraordinary life of Wilfred Buck, a charismatic and irreverent Indigenous Elder who overcame a harrowing history of displacement, racism, and addiction by reclaiming ancestral star knowledge and ceremony.
Wilfred Buck (2024) is a 1h 36min documentary feature film by Lisa Jackson. Moving between earth and stars, past and present, this hybrid feature documentary follows the extraordinary life of W...
Key facts
Cast
Wilfred Buck, Matthew Lupu
Original language
Cree
First release
March 18, 2024
Crew
Screenplay
Lisa Jackson
Producer
Alicia Smith, Lauren Grant
Cinematography
Nicholas de Pencier
Editing
David Schmidt
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Cartagena Film Festival 2025 generic
- Sydney Film Festival 2025 generic - First Nations Award ★ First Nations Award
- CPH:DOX 2024 generic
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2024 generic
Full credits
| Director | Lisa Jackson |
| Cast | Wilfred Buck (Self), Matthew Lupu (Dave) |
| Screenplay | Lisa Jackson |
| Producer | Alicia Smith, Lauren Grant |
| Executive producer | David Christensen, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier |
| Cinematography | Nicholas de Pencier |
| Editing | David Schmidt |
| Production design | Adrian Greenlaw |
| Sound | David Rose |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt31597907 |
| TMDB | 1245188 |
Additional data: TMDB.
