Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be at the 27th Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM).
Wilfred Buck by Lisa Jackson (92 min) – Quebec premiere
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
- A Top 5 Audience Favourite at this year’s Hot Docs, the film will have its Quebec premiere and screen in competition on November 22 at 8:30 p.m. at the Cinéma du Musée. A second screening is scheduled for November 24 at 3:30 p.m., also at the Cinéma du Musée. The filmmaker will be present at both screenings to take questions from the audience afterward.
- He’s from the “fresh-out-of-the-bush, partly civilized, colonized, displaced people,” and he’s here to take us to the stars. Lisa Jackson’s portrait of Cree Elder Wilfred Buck moves between earth and sky, past and present, bringing to life ancient teachings of Indigenous astronomy and cosmology to tell a story that spans generations. Adapted from Buck’s rollicking memoir I Have Lived Four Lives, the film weaves together stories from his life, including his harrowing young years of displacement and addiction.
- Lisa Jacksonis an Anishinaabe (Aamjiwnaang) filmmaker whose work has garnered two Canadian Screen Awards, been nominated for a Webby and screened at top festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, London BFI and Hot Docs. Her 2018 NFB VR experience Biidaaban: First Light was viewed by more than 25,000 people, while her film Indictment won Best Doc at imagineNATIVE. Jackson has been honoured with the 2022 Chicken & Egg Award as well as the 2021 DOC Vanguard Award.
Wilfred Buck will be available on Crave in December 2024.