William Phillips is a Canadian
film director and
screenwriter. After graduating from the
University of Toronto with a bachelor of science, Phillips studied film at
Ryerson University. Phillips then ran a film production company entitled Grandview Products and worked on the second-unit of the film
Cube. After directing two short films,
Milkman and
Deep Cut, Phillips wrote and directed his first feature film in 2001,
Treed Murray. The film earned five
Genie Awards nominations including Best Motion Picture. Williams has since directed two more major Canadian films,
Foolproof and
Gunless.