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Wilfred Buck (film)

Wilfred Buck is a 2024 Canadian documentary film, directed by Lisa Jackson. 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.

The film is partially based on Buck's own 2021 memoir I Have Lived Four Lives.

The film premiered in March 2024 at the festival in Denmark, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

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.

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.

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