Gillian McKercher | |
---|---|
![]() |
Gillian McKercher is a Canadian film director and producer, [1] whose debut feature film Circle of Steel was released in 2018. [2]
McKercher produced and directed Circle of Steel, which is a dark comedy about the safety culture of the oil and gas industry. [3] The film was shot in Alberta, Canada, and was one of six productions to receive a government grant. [4] Circle of Steel premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival in September 2018. [5]
Her second feature film, Lucky Star , premiered as the closing film of the 2024 Calgary International Film Festival. [6] It had originally also been announced for the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, [7] but was subsequently withdrawn from that festival by its distributor so that the screening in Calgary, McKercher's hometown, would be the world premiere. [8]
A graduate of the Director's Lab at the Canadian Film Centre, [1] she was co-founder with Guillaume Carlier and Nicola Waugh of Kino Sum Productions. [9]
Her third feature film, A Dickens of a Christmas, is slated to premiere at the 2025 Calgary International Film Festival. [10]
Another film, Scar Tissue, is in development. [1]