Film

WILFRED BUCK

His name is He Has Dreamt a Dream and Keeps It, but most know him as Wilfred Buck, the Star Man. In his own words, he is “of the fresh-out-of-the-bush, partly civilized, colonized, displaced people.” A charismatic Cree Elder with a sly wit, Wilfred is known for collecting the knowledge of Cree astronomy and sharing it across generations. His teachings have taken him from lecture halls to sweat lodges, transcending the boundaries of Western science. Intimate yet expansive, Wilfred Buck is a time-travelling road trip through a harrowing history of displacement and racism, from growing up in 1960s Northern Manitoba to Wilfred’s reconnection with the cosmological wisdom of his people. Combining cinematic re-enactments, archival footage and beautiful celestial imagery with Buck’s unmistakable laugh, director Lisa Jackson takes us on a journey to the space beyond, and to the spaces between us all.