- Lee Demarbre
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name = Lee Demarbre
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birthname = Lee Gordon Demarbre
birthdate =8 March 1972
birthplace =Chicoutimi, Quebec
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occupation =film director
yearsactive = 1998-present
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website = http://www.odessafilmworks.comLee Gordon Demarbre (born
8 March 1972 inChicoutimi, Quebec ) is a Canadiancult film maker. As the president and key person in theOttawa, Ontario basedOdessa Filmworks production company, he has led the creation of several internationally-shown films such as "Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace " and "Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter ".Demarbre graduated from St Matthew Catholic High School in
Orleans, Ontario in 1990. In 1998, his short film trailermartial arts movie spoof "Harry Knuckles " garnered attention and led to longer form versions featuring the Harry Knuckles character. This led to a debut full-length feature film, "Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter " which featured many of the actors from the earlier Harry Knuckles films.Prior to his full-time commitment with Odessa, Demarbre worked for Ottawa's
ByTowne Cinema .In January 2007, Demarbre directed the Odessa's project "
The Dead Sleep Easy ", filmed on location in Mexico and starring Ian Hodgkinson. His movie "Smash Cut " was in post-production as of July 2008.He is also host of the weekly Ottawa film talk radio programme "Drunken Master Revue" on
CKCU-FM . He also presents "Saturday Night Sinema", which showcases rare or classic cult film prints at Club Saw (in the Arts Court building) or theMayfair Theatre every last Saturday of every month. [ [http://www.where.ca/Ottawa/guide_listing~listing_id~2930.htm Where Ottawa: Saturday Night Sinema] ]References
Further reading
* Profile of Demarbre as he was promoting "Harry Knuckles and the Treasure of the Aztec Mummy" at the
Cannes Film Festival .
* Further coverage of Demarbre and his film at Cannes.
* Profile of Demarbre and the release of his film, "Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace".External links
* [http://www.odessafilmworks.com/filmmakers/lee-bio.html Odessa Filmworks: Lee Demarbre profile]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=57229571 MySpace: Lee Demarbre / Odessa Filmworks]
* [http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/film/film.aspx?iIDArticle=4596 Ottawa XPress: Film - Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace]
* [http://www.slamdance.com/2000/festival/person_detail.asp?person_id=75 Slamdance Festival: Lee Demarbre profile]
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