Deke Richards
Concepteur
After spending two years at Concordia in Montreal and homing in his skills at the University of Sydney in Australia learning the technical aspects of filmmaking, Deke Richards spent the mid-90s perfecting his craft as a filmmaker/producer through various award winning and commercially successful films in Australia Canada.
After spending time in LA developing relations with key industry people, Deke returned to Montreal, Canada and helped produce the supernatural thriller called “The Descendant”, the action-packed biker revenge flick called “Deaden” and the gangster film “TRIGGER”.
Since 2015, Deke had been focusing on documentaries. He had produced and co-directed “TAX SHELTER TERRORS” about the birth of the Canadian Film Industry via the exploitation movie boom, as well as “VIVE LE QUEBEC LIBRE” about the rise of the sovereignty movement in Quebec since 1967 and its status today. Deke is now directing a historical documentary piece called “LAND OF A THOUSAND SORROWS REVISITED” about the untold story of the Canadian rebel Prisoners exiled in Australia.