Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is pleased to remind audiences about upcoming screenings of the feature film Wilfred Buck (Door Number 3 Productions/NFB), by Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson, at the 27th Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), taking place November 20 to December 1, 2024.
The film will be having its Quebec premiere in the Magnus Isacsson Competition on November 22 at 8:30 p.m., at the Cinéma du Musée (original version with French subtitles). A second screening is scheduled for November 24 at 3:30 p.m., also at the Cinéma du Musée (original English and Cree version). The filmmaker will be present at both screenings to take questions from the audience afterward.
Wilfred Buck by Lisa Jackson (92 min) – Quebec premiere – in competition – Top 5 Audience Favourite at Hot Docs
Co-produced by Lisa Jackson and Lauren Grant (Door Number 3 Productions) and Alicia Smith (NFB). Executive producers: Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and David Christensen (NFB).
Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/wilfred-buck
- Moving between earth and stars, past and present, this rollicking hybrid documentary follows the extraordinary life of Cree Elder Wilfred Buck, who overcame a harrowing history by reclaiming ancestral star knowledge.
Wilfred Buck will be available on Crave in December 2024.