''Trigger'' is a 2010 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Bruce McDonald and starring Molly Parker and Tracy Wright as Kat and Vic, former rock stars reuniting their band Trigger for the first time since their retirement."How the film Trigger underwent a sex change"
'' The Globe and Mail'', September 11, 2010. The film was originally planned in the late 1990s as a companion film to McDonald's ''

Hard Core Logo ''Hard Core Logo'' is a 1996 Canadian mockumentary adapted by Noel S. Baker from the novel of the same name by author Michael Turner. The film was directed by Bruce McDonald and illustrates the self-destruction of punk rock. Released in 1996, ...

'', which would have starred Hugh Dillon and Callum Keith Rennie. However, work on the film remained dormant until McDonald and screenwriter Daniel MacIvor decided to rewrite their original screenplay to be about two women instead. Rennie does, however, appear in the film as his ''Hard Core Logo'' character Billy Tallent. The film's cast also includes Daniel MacIvor,

Don McKellar Don McKellar (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, playwright, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. He is known for directing and writing th ...

, Sarah Polley, Lenore Zann, Carole Pope and Julian Richings. Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene wrote the film's score. Wright was undergoing treatment for

pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass. These cancerous cells have the ability to invade other parts of the body. A number of types of panc ...

during the film's production."McDonald's ‘Trigger’ profound"
''

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'', September 30, 2010. It was the last film she completed before her death.

Awards and nominations

The film garnered four nominations at the 31st Genie Awards, including Best Actress nods for both Wright and Parker. Wright and Parker jointly won the prize for Best Actress at the 2011

ACTRA Toronto Awards The ACTRA Awards were first presented in 1972 to celebrate excellence in Canada's television and radio industries.

."ACTRA Honours Its Best—and Lost Friends—of 2010"
''Torontoist'', February 26, 2011. Wright's husband McKellar, who appeared in the film, accepted the award in her honour, stating in his speech that the award "means more to me than any I've ever won".

References

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* 2010 films English-language Canadian films 2010 comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films Films directed by Bruce McDonald 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub