Gillian McKercher is a Canadian film director and producer,Nicholas Sokic, "Playback’s 10 to Watch 2024: Gillian McKercher". Playback, October 1, 2024. whose debut feature film Circle of Steel was released in 2018."“A Day in the Life” with Calgary filmmaker Gillian McKercher". Calgary Guardian, September 5, 2018.
Career McKercher produced and directed Circle of Steel, which is a dark comedy about the safety culture of the oil and gas industry. The film was shot in Alberta, Canada, and was one of six productions to receive a government grant. Circle of Steel premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival in September 2018.
Her second feature film, Lucky Star, premiered as the closing film of the 2024 Calgary International Film Festival.Kim Izzo, "Gillian McKercher’s Lucky Star to close CIFF’s 25th edition". Playback, August 29, 2024. It had originally also been announced for the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival,"Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Details 2024 Lineup". Exclaim!, August 27, 2024. but was subsequently withdrawn from that festival by its distributor so that the screening in Calgary, McKercher's hometown, would be the world premiere."Cinefest Sudbury adds three films to its roster, including Donald Trump drama". Sudbury Star, September 7, 2024.
A graduate of the Director's Lab at the Canadian Film Centre, she was co-founder with Guillaume Carlier and Nicola Waugh of Kino Sum Productions.Eric Volmers, "Calgary-shot oil-and-gas satire, Circle of Steel, now available on demand coast-to-coast". Calgary Herald, October 14, 2020.
Her third feature film, A Dickens of a Christmas, is slated to premiere at the 2025 Calgary International Film Festival.Jamie Casemore, "Nine Canadian world premieres unveiled in CIFF first wave". Playback, August 14, 2025.
Another film, Scar Tissue, is in development.
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