''Trotteur'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by

Arnaud Brisebois Arnaud Brisebois is a Canadian visual effects and production designer. He is most noted for his work on the film ''The Time Thief (L'Arracheuse de temps)'', for which he, Jean Babin and Ève Turcotte won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Di ...

and

Francis Leclerc Francis Leclerc (born 1971 in Quebec City) is a Canadian film and television director, screenwriter and film editor. He is the son of Félix Leclerc. Since 1995 he has worked in the Quebec film industry, directing music videos for many well-known ...

and released in 2011.André Duchesne
"Trotteur en première partie de The Artist"
''

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'', November 22, 2011. Inspired in part by the legend of

Alexis Lapointe Alexis Lapointe, known as Alexis le Trotteur (''Alexis the Trotter''; June 4, 1860 – January 12, 1924) was a Quebec athlete in the early 20th century who has become a legendary character of ''québécois'' folklore. Biography Origins Thoug ...

, the film stars Kyle Gatehouse as a man who is trying to outrun a

train In rail transport, a train (from Old French , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often k ...

. The film was screened at various film festivals, including the

2011 Toronto International Film Festival The 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 8 and September 18, 2011. Buenos Aires, Argentina was selected to be showcased for the 2011 City to City programme. The opening film ...

and the 2012

Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. Tribeca was ...

, 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 Canada's Top Ten is an annual honour, compiled by the Toronto International Film Festival and announced in December each year to identify and promote the year's best Canadian films."Canada's Top Ten awards will honour excellence in Canadian cinema". ...

list for 2011, and won the

Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Best Live Action Short Film The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under various names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One- ...

at the

14th Jutra Awards The 14th Jutra Awards were held on March 11, 2012 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2011.

in 2012."Jutra 2012 - Les gagnants"
''HollywoodPQ'', March 12, 2012.

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* 2011 films 2011 drama films 2011 short films Canadian drama short films Films shot in Quebec Films set in Quebec French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films Best Live Action Short Film Jutra and Iris Award winners Films directed by Francis Leclerc {{2010s-Canada-film-stub