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Gillian McKercher

Alberta

Gillian is a Canadian director and co-founder of Kino Sum Productions. Her feature films Circle of Steel and Lucky Star, the latter developed through the CFC/Netflix Project Accelerator, have each won an Audience Award at the Calgary International Film Festival. Her documentary projects include the CBC Television special Orphaned. She is an alumni of the Canadian Film Centre and was named a 2024 10 To Watch Director by Playback Magazine.

She excels at dialogue-driven intimacy, propulsive intensity, and dynamic blocking. As a writer/director, her work often focuses on labour, family, and the intersection of energy and the environment.

Contact info:

Carmen Bonnici
Pacific Artists
carmen@pacificartists.com

Gillian McKercher
  • Lucky Star

    Lucky Star

    Link: IMDB

    Roles: Director, Writer

    Studio / Network: Kinosum

    Type: Indie Feature

    Genre: Drama

  • A Dickens of a Christmas

    A Dickens of a Christmas

    Link: IMDB

    Role: Director

    Studio / Network: Messina Captor Films

    Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD

    Genre: Romance, Comedy, Christmas

  • Orphaned

    Orphaned

    Link: IMDB

    Roles: Director, Writer

    Studio / Network: Kinosum

    Type: Indie Feature

    Genre: Documentary

  • Circle of Steel

    Circle of Steel

    Link: IMDB

    Roles: Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

    Type: Indie Feature

    Genre: Dramedy

  • Rebecca's Room

    Rebecca's Room

    Link: IMDB

    Roles: Director, Writer

    Studio / Network: Kinosum

    Type: Short

    Genre: Horror, Drama

  • With Feeling

    With Feeling

    Link: IMDB

    Roles: Director, Writer

    Studio / Network: CFC

    Type: Short

    Genre: Drama