Trotteur is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Arnaud Brisebois and Francis Leclerc and released in 2011.André Duchesne, "Trotteur en première partie de The Artist". La Presse, November 22, 2011. Inspired in part by the legend of Alexis Lapointe, the film stars Kyle Gatehouse as a man who is trying to outrun a train.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.
The film was screened at various film festivals, including the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival"En bref - Trotteur voyage". Le Devoir, August 30, 2011. and the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival,André Duchesne, "Trotteur à Tribeca". La Presse, March 16, 2012. and was commercially distributed in Quebec as the opening film to screenings of The Artist.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2011,"The Festival group releases Canada's annual top ten". Postmedia News, December 7, 2011. and won the Jutra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012."Jutra 2012 - Les gagnants". HollywoodPQ, March 12, 2012.
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