An operatic quest between father and child, between two genders and among colonial
& Indigenous territories. An autobiographical film featuring found footage from the
National Film Board’s archive.
Information contributed by the artist to the TMP
Home of the Buffalo is a haunting and lyrical film made with archival images (dated
between 1920-1940) from the Canadian prairies, timed to a narration about a trans
kid’s relationship to his father, and his family’s relationship to the Great Plains,
as a territory and as a colonial project.
VUCAVU. “Au Pays Des Esprits (Home of the Buffalo).” Accessed January 31, 2024. http://vucavu.com/en/canadian-filmmakers-distribution-centre/2009/au-pays-des-esprits-(home-of-the-buffalo).