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March 19 – 30, 2025

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STARS: INDIGENOUS WAYS OF KNOWING

14:10 - 14:30 Thursday 21st Mar 2024 / 20 min

In this opening keynote, we look up to the stars to reorient our ways of knowing.

Renowned Anishinaabe documentarian Lisa Jackson will share her extraordinary co-creative approach to documentary and meaning-making, through an Indigenous lens, in her new film about Wilfred Buck, Cree author and star stories expert.

Speakers

Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson is one of Canada’s most celebrated artists whose work bridges genres and was recognized by the DOC Institute Vanguard Award and a Chicken & Egg Award. She’s screened at Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, London BFI, and Hot Docs, garnered two Canadian Screen Awards and been nominated for a Webby.