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 of

Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...

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