Lee Gordon Demarbre (born 8 March 1972) is a Canadian cult film maker.
As the president and key person in the Ottawa, Ontario based Odessa
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.Born in Chicoutimi, Quebec,
Demarbre graduated from St Matthew Catholic High School in Orleans,
Ontario in 1990 then graduated from Carleton University's film studies
programme. In 1998, his short film trailer martial 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. He programs films for another Ottawa cinema, the Mayfair
Theatre.
As the president and key person in the Ottawa, Ontario based Odessa
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.Born in Chicoutimi, Quebec,
Demarbre graduated from St Matthew Catholic High School in Orleans,
Ontario in 1990 then graduated from Carleton University's film studies
programme. In 1998, his short film trailer martial 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. He programs films for another Ottawa cinema, the Mayfair
Theatre.
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