Trotteur Explained

Trotteur
Director:Arnaud Brisebois
Francis Leclerc
Producer:Antonello Cozzolino
Starring:Kyle Gatehouse
Music:Luc Sicard
Cinematography:Steve Asselin
Editing:Isabelle Malenfant
Studio:Cirrus Communications
Runtime:8 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Trotteur is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Arnaud Brisebois and Francis Leclerc and released in 2011.[1] Inspired in part by the legend of Alexis Lapointe, the film stars Kyle Gatehouse as a man who is trying to outrun a train.[2]

The film was screened at various film festivals, including the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival[3] and the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival,[4] and was commercially distributed in Quebec as the opening film to screenings of The Artist.[1]

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2011,[5] and won the Jutra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012.[6]

Notes and References

  1. André Duchesne, "Trotteur en première partie de The Artist". La Presse, November 22, 2011.
  2. Serge Gauthier, "La légende d’Alexis le Trotteur : une autre vie... après sa deuxième mort ?" Rabaska: Revue d'ethnologie de l'Amérique française, Vol. 10, 2012. pp. 210–215.
  3. https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/330328/en-bref-trotteur-voyage "En bref - Trotteur voyage"
  4. André Duchesne, "Trotteur à Tribeca". La Presse, March 16, 2012.
  5. "The Festival group releases Canada's annual top ten". Postmedia News, December 7, 2011.
  6. https://hollywoodpq.com/les-jutra-2012-les-gagnants/ "Jutra 2012 - Les gagnants"