Lucky Star
YEAR
2024
RUN TIME
85min

When reformed gambler Lucky 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.

Produced by

Kino Sum & Notable Content

Distribution

Game Theory Films

Official Selection

2024 Calgary International Film Festival, Closing Gala Film

2024 Vancouver International Film Festival

Funders
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Writer/Director

Gillian McKercher

Producers

Guillaume Carlier
Amanda Verhagen
Matt Drake
Nicola Waugh

Executive Producers

Terry Chen
Olivia Cheng
Sidney Chiu

Director of Photography

Charles Hamilton

Starring

Terry Chen
Olivia Cheng
Conni Miu
Andrew Phung

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