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Kris Demeanor

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Kris Demeanor is a Canadian poet, musician and actor, who received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards for his performance in the film The Valley Below.[1]

Prior to his performance in the film, Demeanor worked primarily as a musician and poet,[2] releasing six CDs and serving a term as poet laureate of Calgary, Alberta from 2012 to 2014.[3] His song "I Have Seen the Future" formed the basis of Cam Christiansen's animated film of the same name,[4] which was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list in 2007.[5]

In 2021 he appeared in Range Roads, the second film by The Valley Below director Kyle Thomas.[6]

Discography

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  • Kris Demeanor (1999)
  • Lark (2001)
  • Party All Night (2004)
  • Go Away (With Me) (2007)
  • The Guilt and the Shame: Tales of the Canadian West (2007)
  • These United States (2009)

References

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  1. ^ "Calgary's former poet laureate, Kris Demeanor, gets Canadian Screen Award nomination". Calgary Herald, January 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Meet Kris Demeanor, Calgary's new poet laureate". The Globe and Mail, March 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "Kris Demeanor named Calgary’s first poet laureate" Archived 2020-10-22 at the Wayback Machine. Calgary Herald, March 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "Animator draws on subjects' inner lives". Calgary Herald, June 17, 2011.
  5. ^ "Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". Daily Gleaner, December 12, 2007.
  6. ^ Eric Volmers, "The Quiet Road: Calgary filmmaker's sophomore film, Range Roads, a subtle drama about estranged siblings". Calgary Herald, April 16, 2021.
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