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Gerald Packer is a Canadian film and television director of photography. He holds a BA in Film, Video and Photographic Arts from Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario.
Filmography
33 films, 5 shows


The Dog Lover's Guide to Dating
2023 · 1h 24m
country: Canada
Simon believes Chloe is the girl of his dreams, but can’t seem to win over her beloved pup. He enlists dog trainer Alex and soon finds himself wondering where his real connection might be.


Cas & Dylan
2013 · 1h 30m
country: Canada
A dying Doctor, who plans to check out on his own terms, takes a reluctant detour when he inadvertently winds up on the lam with an 'anything-but-normal' 22-year-old girl.


Her Husband's Betrayal
2013 · 1h 30m
country: Canada
Cathy Coulter is looking forward to a bright future with new husband Riley and her son Billy. Settled in their new home, Cathy becomes disheartened with Riley's frequent work trips and her intuition tells her something is amiss. When Riley leaves for his next job, Cathy follows him...all the way to another family's home! When Cathy storms in to confront him, she finds a dead body and receives a call from Riley saying she must confess to the crime or her son will be killed. With the police hot on her tail, Cathy goes on the run to unearth the truth before it is too late to save her son.


Dolan's Cadillac
2009 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Robinson, a once peaceful, law-abiding school teacher, has turned into an obsessed vengeance machine, intent on killing the man who murdered his wife - ruthless Las Vegas mob boss James Dolan. But to do so, Robinson must infiltrate the dangerous underworld, and devise a diabolical plan that will bury Dolan once and for all.
Every Girl Wants a Skirt Like Frida's
Every Girl Wants a Skirt Like Frida's
2009 · 7m
country: Canada
What do Frida Kahlo and a “chilanga” living in Vancouver have in common? Nothing really, except that both were born in Mexico City. But for Honoria Delgado, Frida Kahlo represents everything that keeps her from finding happiness.


Wisegal
2008 · 1h 40m
country: United States
A drama centered around Patty Montanari, the widowed mother of two who went to work for her lover Frank Russo, a captain in a Brooklyn crime family.


The Good Witch
2008 · 1h 29m
country: Canada
A mysterious woman comes in to town and inhabits the local haunted mansion, making everyone wonder if she's a witch or "The Grey Lady".


American Pie Presents: Beta House
2007 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Erik, Ryan, and Cooze start college and pledge the Beta House fraternity, presided over by none other than legendary Dwight Stifler. But chaos ensues when a fraternity of geeks threatens to stop the debauchery and the Betas have to make a stand for their right to party.


Terry
2005 · 2h
country: Canada
"Terry" tells the story of 21-year old amputee Terry Fox who attempted to run across Canada with only one leg. Unfortunately, he only made it to Thunder Bay, Ontario when he died, one month before his 23rd birthday yet his memories will live on forever in the hearts of Canadians everywhere.


Blood
2004 · 1h 30m
country: Canada
After not having seen each other in five years, Chris Terry goes to visit his younger sister Noelle Terry in Montréal. Their lives, both together and apart, have been turbulent ones with something toxic having affected the way they interact with each other. Adapted from the critically-acclaimed play by Tom Walmsley.


Twist
2003 · 1h 37m
country: Canada
In a gritty retelling of the Dickens's classic, Twist takes Oliver and the Artful Dodger out of the poorhouse and onto the streets, where junk is the currency and hustling is the game.


The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
2002 · 1h 45m
country: Canada
Based on a true story about an extraordianry woman, who after a traumatizing rape, refuses to remain a victim. Wendy Crewson stars as Jane Doe (as she must legally be called), a woman who discovers she was the fifth victim of a serial rapist terrorizing a two-block area surrounding her home. When she learns that the police department was aware of this dangerous criminal yet decided not to issue a public warning, she feels that she and all the women in the neighbourhood were offered up as bait. Driven to take action, she investigates not only her own case, but also police procedures with regard to rape and its victims, and is shocked by what she discovers: a legal system that is sexist and uncaring. It is then that she decides to take on the Toronto Police Department. What follows for Jane Doe is a grueling 10-year legal battle, which becomes vicious, all-consuming and personal.


Chasing Cain II: Face
2002 · 1h 30m
country: Canada
Two homicide detectives investigate the murder of a popular Jamaican woman, who seems to have lived in two separate worlds. Although there are no witnesses, no clues and police resources are going towards another higher-profile murder, the detectives doggedly track down people who knew the victim until they finally break the case. This edgy and intense film shows how homicide detectives go about their work in an ethnically diverse, multicultural city.


Society's Child
2002 · 1h 32m
country: Canada
Ten-year-old Nikki is a precocious child suffering from Rett Syndrome. Unwilling to help her the doctors, instead, want to write her off as a mentally handicapped person.


I Was a Rat
2001 · 1h 31m
country: Canada
A little boy found wandering the streets is taken in by Bob and Joan, a kindly couple. The boy is cold, wet and desperate for shelter, but Bob and Joan are perplexed by his claims that he was once a rat. Meanwhile, rumours are rife at the newspaper about the prince's new love: a girl who captivated everyone at the palace ball.
Chasing Cain
Chasing Cain
2001 · 1h 26m
country: Canada
A brutal drive-by shooting of a Croatian woman who works at an abortion clinic sends two homicide detectives out onto the streets of one of the world's most culturally diverse cities. Their first suspect has ties to the pro-life movement. But a sudden turn of events, a fresh trail of clues and a suicide attempt by the victim's Serbian husband lead the detectives into the impenetrable world of Balkan politics and prejudices. As they hunt for the killer, they uncover an ethnic war between Croatians and Serbians amid the urban backdrop of downtown Toronto.


Hangman
2001 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Death by noose. A nasty way to die if you're not dropped from a length, but instead just had the support kicked from beneath you. A series of murders like this is taking place, linked to a net-based game of 'Hangman', the words of which are linked somehow. Detective Roos (LDP) is on the case. He finds himself drawn to Grace Mitchell (Madchen Amick), who is somehow connected to all of the victims. Hangman is a story of pure vengeance, against everyone who burdened the killer's mind.


The Dinosaur Hunter
2000 · 1h 31m
country: United States
A 13-year-old girl and her older brother live on a farm where paleontologists search for fossils.


Deadly Appearances
2000 · 1h 40m
country: Canada
Joanne Kilbourn, ex-detective turned university lecturer, is still haunted by the unsolved murder of her politician husband,


Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999 · 1h 36m
country: Canada
Jacob is a six-year-old who says everything twice since no one ever listens to him the first time. Hence, his nickname: Jacob Two Two. His habit of repeating questions gets him into trouble with an adult and as a result Jacob Two Two is sentenced by a judge to Slimers' Island. The children's prison is run by the dreaded and mischevious wrestler Hooded Fang. Jacob Two Two must now find a way to rescue all the children.


Shadow Lake
1999 · 1h 34m
country: Canada
A writer's mysterious disappearance on an ice-covered lake holds the clues to a missing gemstone and a grisly murder.


Painted Angels
1998 · 1h 48m
country: United Kingdom
The story centers on the life of a bordello in a midwestern prairie town in the 1870s. The whorehouse is run by pragmatic madam Annie Ryan and the film follows the life of several of her girls.


Conquest
1998 · 1h 33m
country: Canada
British-Canadian light romantic comedy film set in a dying Saskatchewan town. Bank branch manager, Pincer Bedier, dreams of reviving the town when one day a beautiful young woman's car breaks down and she becomes stranded until it can be repaired. She is convinced by the banker to take on the duties at the local hardware store to pay for the parts for her car and soon a romance between the two develops.


Boozecan
1994 · 1h 38m
country: Canada
The owner of an after-hours bar dreams of opening a legitimate establishment.


The Darling Family
1994 · 1h 30m
country: Canada


H
1990 · 1h 34m
country: Canada
A junkie couple board themselves in their apartment while they try to kick their heroin habit.