(2024, 96 minutes)

Seamlessly, moving between Earth and stars, past and present, "Wilfred Buck" is a hybrid feature documentary that looks to one man's life to tell a story that spans generations. Our guide is the charismatic and irreverent, Wilfred Buck, a Cree elder and ceremonial leader who came to his calling through a harrowing history of displacement, racism, and addiction in 1960s Canada. Adapted from his memoir, and blending verité, archive and stylized re-enactments, the film charts colonization's attempts to extinguish Indigenous ways of knowing – and what it means to reconnect with and regain ancient teachings that are as relevant today as ever.

Director: Lisa Jackson
Producer: Lisa Jackson, Lauren Grant
Distributors: National Film Board - Canada; Moving Images Distribution - US; Filmotor - European and International

This work also has a related sister full dome film project, Wilfred Buck's Star Stories (2025, 21 minutes). Designed for presentation in domes and planetariums, this 21-minute XR work brings to life four star stories, gathered and told by renowned Ininew (Cree) astronomer/star knowledge expert and author Wilfred Buck. From the practical to the poetic, these "tellings" of the Northern night sky provide guidance on navigation, the earth’s cycles, and how to live a good life with future generations in mind. WILFRED BUCK'S STAR STORIES offers a rarely heard perspective on astronomy and cosmology. Marvel at immersive night sky cinematography, cosmos CGI, and beautiful macro cinematography of meteorites set to a transporting soundtrack in this expansive yet intimate experience that combines the wonder of the universe with the warmth of listening to a wise Elder whose teachings can help us understand that the stars are in fact our oldest relatives.
(Distributors: Hubblo Immersion and Moving Images Distribution)

Presentation Format: Fulldome 180° 4K H265 5.1
Container Format: .mp4
File Size: 5.48 GB
Available languages: Cree, French
Available with M&E only

Available in other Fulldome file formats. Can be use in portable, inflatable dome planetarium immersive screening tents and structures.