Dead Lover
$11.50
Dir. Lisa Jackson
2024, Canada, 96 min
English and Cree with English subtitles
Moving between earth and stars, past and present, this hybrid feature documentary follows the extraordinary life of Wilfred Buck, a charismatic and irreverent Indigenous Elder who overcame a harrowing history of displacement, racism, and addiction by reclaiming ancestral star knowledge and ceremony.
Director Lisa Jackson deftly interweaves verité footage of Buck’s present with archival footage and cinematic, dramatized scenes from his past, painting a portrait of a beloved leader who now stands at the forefront of the resurgence of Indigenous ways of knowing.
In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, join us on June 21 for a free screening featuring an introduction and Q&A with Wilfred Buck moderated by Justin Bear L’Arrivée. Presented in partnership with Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art.
