Celebrates the return of bison to Banff National Park in Canada. Rather than a mere nature record, it is a profound artistic ritual. Viewers witness the birth of a spectacular puppet performance, where life-size lantern puppets of bison come to life under the starlight. The film weaves together the craft of puppetry with Indigenous traditions, dance, and the songs of the Blackfoot communities. It is a story of healing both the landscape and its people, of searching for a lost connection with nature, and of how a puppeteer can become a bison through the movement of wood and light. Napi, the trickster, is a humorous character in the final moon- and star-lit lantern-puppet performance, celebrating the bison's return to Banff National Park. 

Co-directed by Univ of Calgary arts prof Peter Balkwill and Leanne Allison, it blends art, culture, conservation and reconciling narratives.