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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]
| Wilfred Buck | |
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| Directed by | Lisa Jackson |
| Written by | Lisa Jackson |
| Produced by | Laura Grant Lisa Jackson Alicia Smith |
| Starring | Wilfred Buck |
| Cinematography | Justin Black |
| Edited by | David Schmidt Matt Lyon |
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Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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]
At the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, it received an honorable mention for the Colin Low Award.[5]
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