No Trace Camping is a Canadian–American independent feature film and television

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and

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based in

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and

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. Its principals are Jesse Shapira,

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and Jeff Arkuss. Founded in 2008, the company produced the films ''

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'', '' The F Word'' (aka ''What If'') and ''

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'', as well as '' Goon: Last of the Enforcers''. The company's first film was ''Goon'' in 2011 starring

Seann William Scott Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor. In film, Scott is best known for his breakout role as Steve Stifler in the ''American Pie'' film series (1999–2012). He also starred in a lead role as Doug Glatt in '' Goon'' (2 ...

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and

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. The film is an adaptation of the book ''Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey Into Minor League Hockey'' by Adam Frattasio and Doug Smith. Footage from Smith's career as an enforcer is shown during the film's credits, and Smith said in an interview with Grantland.com that he is happy with the finished film. The book was discovered by Jesse Shapira and his producing partner David Gross. Along with Baruchel and

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, they developed the script and then proceeded to package and independently finance the movie. It was the first film under their No Trace Camping banner. The film debuted at

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in September 2011 where it was sold to US distributor Magnolia. Next, the company produced ''The F Word'' in 2013. The script, based on a play by T.J. Dawe and Michael Rinaldi, was included in the Black List's 2008 survey of Hollywood's best un-produced screenplays. The film starred

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Zoe Kazan Zoe Swicord Kazan (; born September 9, 1983) is an American actress and writer. She has acted in films such as '' The Savages'' (2007), '' Revolutionary Road'' (2008), and '' It's Complicated'' (2009). She starred in '' Happythankyoumoreplease'' ...

Mackenzie Davis Mackenzie Rio Davis (born April 1, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She made her feature film debut in the drama film '' Smashed'' (2012). In 2013, she appeared in the film '' The F Word'', for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination ...

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and

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. The film was acquired by

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at TIFF in 2013. Most recently, No Trace Camping co-financed and produced the 2015 adaptation of the

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novel, ''Room'', by

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, starring

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and

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. The film premiered at the 2015

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and won the prestigious People's Choice Award at TIFF. The film has since been shortlisted for numerous award-season honors. The latest film from the company is '' Goon: Last of the Enforcers''. In addition to bringing back the original cast, including Seann William Scott, Liev Scrieber, Allison Pill,

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and Jay Baruchel, the sequel also adds

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to the mix. It marks the directorial debut of Jay Baruchel, who also returns in a writing capacity, with co-writer

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Filmography

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