Ian Driscoll
Writer

Ian Driscoll has been making a living as a serious, sans-serif writer for several years. Ian's Master's degree in English Literature from the University of Ottawa focused on 20th century North American literature, and culminated in graduation ceremonies where he forcibly shook hands with Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek and kissed Canadian astronaut Julie Payette.

Ian's association with Odessa Filmworks began in 1998. By this time, Ian's reputation as a restlessly innovative pulp fiction author had reached the ears of director Lee Demarbre, who contracted Ian to write a voice over for the original Harry Knuckles (1998). The success of the short led Demarbre and Driscoll to re-team for a more ambitious project: a half-hour narrative entitled Harry Knuckles and Treasure of the Aztec Mummy (1999). Ian also took the opportunity to collaborate with Ottawa funk sensation The Hammerheads on songs for the film's soundtrack.

For the next project, Driscoll went out on a limb, then turned around and started sawing. Over the course of production and an endless series of rewrites, Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001) swelled to a feature length film that became a biblical-level success with audiences and critics across North American, Europe and as far away as Australia.

Other recent projects include the fishing/cerebral palsy documentary Where's Your Bobber? (2002), the made-for-television Harry Knuckles and the Siege of the Leopard Lady (2003), the feature Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace (2004), and the digital shorts Bzzzzzzz (2005) and Countdown to Coexistence (2005).