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]

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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]

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References

  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.