Join Nicholas Colia, Everett Blunck, Don Hardy, for the red carpet starting at 6 p.m. to celebrate films Griffin in Summer and Linda Perry: Let It Die here.

Gillian McKercher (Director), Andrew Phung (Cast), Conni Miu (Cast), Terry Chen (Cast), and Nicola Waugh (Producer), will be walking the red carpet at 6:30 p.m. for CIFF’s closing film LUCKY STAR.

When reformed gambler Lucky (Terry Chen, FALLING, CIFF2020) falls victim to a tax scam, he returns to playing poker to make the money back. Meanwhile, his family tries to make ends meet by resorting to their own morally dubious strategies. LUCKY STAR is a family drama about fatherly love, deceit, and redemption, and a slice of life of the Chinese-prairie diaspora.

Calgary writer/director Gillian McKercher’s first feature film, CIRCLE OF STEEL, won an Audience Award at CIFF 2018. We’re excited to be showcasing their sophomore feature LUCKY STAR, which was developed while a resident at the Canadian Film Centre.