Kris Demeanor

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

• 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

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" 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.

External links

• Kris Demeanor