Odessa Filmworks
Encyclopedia
Odessa Filmworks is a Canadian film
production company, based in Ottawa
, Ontario
founded by film director/producer Lee Demarbre
. Odessa produced the internationally-distributed feature film Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
production company, based in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
founded by film director/producer Lee Demarbre
Lee Demarbre
Lee Gordon Demarbre 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...
. Odessa produced the internationally-distributed feature film Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter is a 2001 cult film from Odessa Filmworks which deals with Jesus' modern-day struggle to protect the lesbians of Ottawa, Canada, from vampires with the help of Mexican wrestler El Santo .This film earned an...
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Productions
- 1998: Harry Knuckles (short film, trailer spoof)
- 1999: Harry Knuckles and the Treasure of the Aztec Mummy
- 2001: Jesus Christ Vampire HunterJesus Christ Vampire HunterJesus Christ Vampire Hunter is a 2001 cult film from Odessa Filmworks which deals with Jesus' modern-day struggle to protect the lesbians of Ottawa, Canada, from vampires with the help of Mexican wrestler El Santo .This film earned an...
(feature film) - 2002: Where's Your Bobber? (documentary)
- 2003: Harry Knuckles and the Siege of the Leopard Lady (short film)
- 2004: Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace (feature film)
- 2008: The Dead Sleep EasyThe Dead Sleep EasyThe Dead Sleep Easy is a 2008 Canadian drama film, a co-production of Odessa Filmworks and Zed Filmworks produced on location in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico...
(feature film, co-produced with Zed Filmworks/Zed Jamaica) - 2008 (scheduled): Vampiro (documentary, co-produced with Zed Filmworks/Zed Jamaica)
- 2009 (in production): Smash CutSmash CutSmash Cut is a 2009 Canadian slasher film released by Odessa Filmworks and Zed Filmworks, distributed by Imagination Worldwide LLC. Lee Demarbre directs this film, which is produced by Robert Menzies.-Plot:...