Wilfred Buck (film)

Wilfred Buck
Directed by	Lisa Jackson
Written by	Lisa Jackson
Produced by	Laura Grant Lisa Jackson Alicia Smith
Starring	Wilfred Buck Raymond Chartrand Brandon Alexis
Cinematography	Justin Black
Edited by	David Schmidt Matt Lyon
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	March 18, 2024 (2024-03-18)(CPH:DOX)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Wilfred Buck is a 2024 Canadian documentary film, directed by Lisa Jackson. ^[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 CPH:DOX festival in Denmark, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

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. ^[6]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
DOXA Documentary Film Festival	2024	Colin Low Award	Lisa Jackson	Honored	[7]
Montreal International Documentary Festival	2024	Women Inmate Jury Award		Won	[8]
Canadian Screen Awards	June 1, 2025	Best Feature Length Documentary	Lisa Jackson, Lauren Grant, Alicia Smith, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, David Christensen	Nominated	[9]
		Best Editing in a Documentary	David Schmidt	Won
		Best Sound Design in a Documentary	David Rose	Nominated
imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival	2025	Best Digital and Interactive Production	Lisa Jackson, The Macronauts Wilfred Buck's Star Stories	Won	[10]

References

1. Lise Pedersen, "‘Wilfred Buck,’ About Indigenous Star Lore Expert, Is a Feel-Good Story, Director Lisa Jackson Says". Variety , March 15, 2024.
2. Janet Smith, "Wonder, stars, and hope, as filmmaker Lisa Jackson captures life and teachings of Wilfred Buck". Stir, May 14, 2024.
3. Radheyan Simonpillai, "‘Wilfred Buck’ documentary explores the journey and wisdom of Indigenous ‘star guy’". Global News, May 14, 2024.
4. Ben Dalton, "Filmotor picks up CPH:DOX, Hot Docs title ‘Wilfred Buck’". Screen Daily , May 19, 2024.
5. Jamie Casemore, "Zacharias Kunuk’s Uiksaringitara to have world premiere in Berlin". Playback , January 16, 2025.
6. Karen Cirillo, "Weaving the World: Lisa Jackson Presents ‘Wilfred Buck’s Star Stories’ in XR". International Documentary Association , February 19, 2025.
7. Janet Smith, "Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival". Stir, May 11, 2024.
8. Pat Mullen, "Intercepted and Republic Top RIDM Winners". Point of View , December 1, 2024.
9. Pat Mullen, "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees". Point of View , March 26, 2025.
10. Jamie Casemore, "Seeds takes two awards at 2025 imagineNATIVE". Playback , June 11, 2025.

External links

• Wilfred Buck at IMDb