Gail Maurice is an award-winning filmmaker, actor, director, writer, and producer. She is a proud member of her Métis community in Northern Saskatchewan, and speaks Cree and Michif fluently. She was named one of Variety’s Top Ten Canadians to watch in 2022, and was honoured with the August Schellenberg Award by the imagineNATIVE Festival in 2026.

Gail tells stories with strong female Indigenous leads. Her debut feature film, ROSIE, was a TIFF Top Ten Canadian film in 2022, won the Audience Choice Feature Award at imagineNATIVE, and many more. Gail’s sophomore feature, Blood Lines, premiered at TIFF 2025 and is currently winning many awards on the festival circuit.

Gail is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada and was nominated for the DGC’s prestigious Jean-Marc Vallée Award. She is a recipient of the Hnatyshyn Indigenous Award of Excellence and has been nominated for Canadian Screen Awards for best supporting actor for her roles in Trickster and Night Raiders. Her acting credits include Nika & Madison, Aberdeen, Allegiance, Bones of Crows, Don’t Even, and Wind River: Rising, to name a few.

Artist Code: 756