Kris Demeanor

The Valley Below is a multi-narrative drama that chronicles the life of a small town in the badlands of Alberta over the course of one year.

Filmmaker Cheryl Foggo re-examines the story of John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in Alberta, Canada, prior to the turn of the 20th century.

An eccentric documentary crew treks across the vast roadways of Alberta, Canada to document monuments, museums, and other roadside curios. Armed with only a loose idea of the project’s final form, the wayward director struggles to manage a slew of messy personal entanglements and rivalries embroiling her collaborators. They look for meaning in the landscape, but their search turns inward as they’re inspired to reckon with their own lives.

A television actor returns home to deal with family tragedy.

A quick stop at a remote mobile home turns into a boozy standoff between embittered brothers, with an innocent woman caught in the crossfire.

A tennis court confrontation with the young kids of a wealthy Calgary suburb forces a father and son to look inward.

A tennis court confrontation with the young kids of a wealthy Calgary suburb forces a father and son to look inward.