Lee Demarbre
Director, editor, producer and cinematographer · Born March 8, 1972 (54) · Quebec, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lee Gordon Demarbre (born 8 March 1972 in Chicoutimi, Quebec) 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. 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 is presently programming films for another Ottawa cinema, the Mayfair Theatre. 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 released in 2009 after post-production from 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 is a monthly showcase of rare or classic cult film prints at the Mayfair Theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Demarbre, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 8, 1972 (54)
- Quebec, Canada
- Director, editor, producer and cinematographer
- 5 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Known for
What are Lee Demarbre's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Lee Demarbre's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Lee Demarbre's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Enter the Drag Dragon(2023)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Hot Knives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Fear Of The Living Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Summer's Moon(2009)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Stripped Naked(2009)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Smash Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Vampiro: Angel, Devil, Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Dead Sleep Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Bzzzzzzz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Still Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Best of Tromadance Film Festival: Volume 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Harry Knuckles and the Treasure of the Aztec Mummy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Harry Knuckles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1998 to 2023.
Film career
- 2005Screen debut· Still Life
By role
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Lee Demarbre's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Cult Classics.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Lee Demarbre work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lee Demarbre's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ian Driscoll shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Ian DriscollShared titles: Stripped Naked (2009), Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace (2004), Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Ian Driscoll
- Christine ConradtShared titles: Stripped Naked (2009), Summer's Moon (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Christine Conradt
Actors
- Josh GraceShared titles: Enter the Drag Dragon (2023), Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace (2004), Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Josh Grace
- Phil CaracasShared titles: Enter the Drag Dragon (2023), Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace (2004), Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Phil Caracas
- Cinthia BurkeShared titles: Stripped Naked (2009), Summer's Moon (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Cinthia Burke
- Jeff MoffetShared titles: Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace (2004), Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Moffet
Composers and editors
- Andre CoutuShared titles: Stripped Naked (2009), Summer's Moon (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Andre Coutu
- Steve GurevitchShared titles: Stripped Naked (2009), Summer's Moon (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Gurevitch
- Graham CollinsShared titles: Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace (2004), Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Graham Collins
Producers
- Curtis CrawfordShared titles: Stripped Naked (2009), Summer's Moon (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Curtis Crawford
- Donald M. OsborneShared titles: Stripped Naked (2009), Summer's Moon (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Donald M. Osborne
- Neil BregmanShared titles: Stripped Naked (2009), Summer's Moon (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Neil Bregman
- Pierre DavidShared titles: Stripped Naked (2009), Summer's Moon (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre David
