Kris Demeanor is a

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poet, musician and actor, who received a

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nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the

3rd Canadian Screen Awards The 3rd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 1, 2015, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2014.The Valley Below ''The Valley Below'' is a Canadian dramatic film, released in 2014. The feature film debut of filmmaker Kyle Thomas,

''. Prior to his performance in the film, Demeanor worked primarily as a musician and poet, releasing six CDs and serving a term as

poet laureate A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions. Albertino Mussato of Padua and Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) ...

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from 2012 to 2014. His song "I Have Seen the Future" formed the basis of

Cam Christiansen Cam Christiansen is an award winning Canadian filmmaker, most noted for his 2017 feature documentary film ''Wall''.Eric Volmers"Cam Christiansen, David Hare and the NFB break down barriers with animated 'essay' Wall" '' Calgary Herald'', September ...

's animated film of the same name,"Animator draws on subjects' inner lives". ''

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'', June 17, 2011. which was named to the

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's year-end

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list in 2007."Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". '' Daily Gleaner'', December 12, 2007. In 2021 he appeared in ''

Range Roads ''Range Roads'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Kyle Thomas and released in 2021 by Calgary-based production company North Country Cinema.Eric Volmers"The Quiet Road: Calgary filmmaker's sophomore film, Range Roads, a subtle drama about estr ...

'', the second film by ''The Valley Below'' director

Kyle Thomas Kyle Thomas (born 23 June 1983) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. His first feature film, ''The Valley Below'', premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014. It garnered two Canadian Screen Award nomina ...

.Eric Volmers
"The Quiet Road: Calgary filmmaker's sophomore film, Range Roads, a subtle drama about estranged siblings"
''

'', April 16, 2021.

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)

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