Gil Cardinal

Biography

Canadian filmmaker of Métis descent.

Career Overview

Gil Cardinal has 24 screen credits in a career dating back to 1984. Signature works include Totem: Return and Renewal, Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole, Big Bear. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

24

Birth Place

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Known For

• 

  Totem: Return and Renewal
• 

  Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole
• 

  Big Bear
• David with F.A.S
• Our Home and Native Land
• Tikinagan

Frequent Collaborators

• Gordon Tootoosis (1 collaborations)
• Tantoo Cardinal (1 collaborations)
• Lorne Cardinal (1 collaborations)
• Kennetch Charlette (1 collaborations)
• Patrick Bird (1 collaborations)
• Michael Greyeyes (1 collaborations)
• Simon Baker (1 collaborations)
• Gail Maurice (1 collaborations)
• Ben Cardinal (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (4 credits)

  • Round Up

    writer

    writing
    2010
  • Totem: Return and Renewal

    writer

    writing
    2007
  • Big Bear

    screenplay

    writing
    1998
  • David with F.A.S

    writer

    writing
    1997

• production (4 credits)

  • Round Up

    producer

    production
    2010
  • Namrata

    producer

    production
    2009
  • 24 Days in Brooks

    consulting producer

    production
    2007
  • David with F.A.S

    producer

    production
    1997

• actors (3 credits)

  • Totem: Return and Renewal

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Tikinagan

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Foster Child

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1987

• directing (10 credits)

  • Totem: Return and Renewal

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Big Bear

    director

    directing
    1998
  • David with F.A.S

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Our Home and Native Land

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Tikinagan

    director

    directing
    1991
  • The Spirit Within

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Foster Child

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Discussions in Bioethics: The Courage of One's Convictions

    director

    directing
    1985
  • Children of Alcohol

    director

    directing
    1984

• crew (1 credits)

  • Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole

    script

    crew
    2003

• editing (2 credits)

  • Foster Child

    associate editor

    editing
    1987
  • John Cat

    editor

    editing
    1984