BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1853@events.nfb.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241112T203000 DTSTAMP:20241101T185113Z URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/wilfred-buck-15/ SUMMARY:Wilfred Buck DESCRIPTION:The Kanien'keháka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cult ural Center invites you to a free screening of Wilfred Buck (2024\, 96 mi ns)\, an award-winning hybrid documentary feature by director Lisa Jackson .\n\n \;\nLisa Jackson's portrait of Cree Elder Wilfred Buck moves bet ween earth and sky\, past and present\, bringing to life ancient teachings of Indigenous astronomy and cosmology to tell a story that spans generati ons. Adapted from Buck’s rollicking memoir I Have Lived Four Lives\, the film weaves together stories from his life\, including his harrowing youn g years of displacement and addiction. Seamlessly fusing present-day scene s with cinematic re-enactments and archival footage\, this intimate yet ex pansive documentary takes us on an inspiring journey to the space beyond\, and to the spaces between us all.\nWatch the trailer at https://vimeo.com /942488273\n\n \;\nAbout Wilfred Buck:\nWilfred Buck is an Ininiw (Cre e) astronomer\, author\, educator\, Knowledge Keeper and lecturer original ly from Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN). He graduated from the University of Manitoba with two degrees in Education and has 25 years of experience as a n educator\, working with students from kindergarten to university. He als o worked as a science facilitator for 15 years at the Manitoba First Natio ns Education Resource Centre\, where he did extensive research on Ininiw A cakosuk (Cree stars/constellations).\nCurrently\, Wilfred gives planetariu m presentations using his mobile planetarium\, in addition to lectures and keynote presentations on Indigenous astronomy and Indigenous worldviews. He is considered the foremost authority on Indigenous astronomy in the wor ld.\nWilfred has written three books: Tipiskawi Kisik: Night Sky Star Stor ies (2018)\, the semi-autobiographical I Have Lived Four Lives (2021)\, on which Lisa Jackson’s documentary Wilfred Buck is based\, and Kitcikisik (Great Sky): Tellings That Fill the Night Sky (2021).\n \;\nAbout Lis a Jackson:\nLisa Jackson is an Anishinaabe filmmaker whose work has garner ed two Canadian Screen Awards\, been nominated for a Webby and screened at top festivals including Sundance\, Tribeca\, SXSW\, Berlinale and Hot Doc s. Her VR experience Biidaaban was viewed by more than 25\,000 people\, wh ile her film Indictment won Best Doc at imagineNATIVE and is one of CBC’ s top watched documentaries. She won the 2022 Chicken &\; Egg Award and the 2021 DOC Vanguard Award\, and has an MFA from York University.\n\n\n\ n\nAll are welcome. No pre-registration is required. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.nfb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05 /WilfredBuck_Wilfred_Buck_Eagle_Shirt-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Free Event,Screenings,Wilfred Buck LOCATION:KOR Art Centre\, United Church Hall on Old Malone Highway\, Kahnaw ake \, QC\, J0L 1B0\, Canada GEO:45.409569;-73.664427 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=United Church Hall on Old M alone Highway\, Kahnawake \, QC\, J0L 1B0\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=KOR Art Centre:geo:45.409569,-73.664427 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR