Gilbert Joseph "Gil" Cardinal (July 19, 1950 – November 21, 2015) was a Canadian filmmaker of Métis descent.
[1] Cardinal left Access in 1980 to work with the NFB as a freelance director, researcher, writer and editor.
He also shot a series of short documentaries and dramas, notably Hotwalker (1985), before making Foster Child.
In 1987, Cardinal made Keyanaw Tatuskhatamak, about the struggle for Native self-government in northern Alberta.
Other NFB credits include The Spirit Within (1990), on Native spiritual programs in prisons, and David with F.A.S.