RODEO

Synopsis
Caught in an explosive separation dispute, a father sets out in a truck with his 9-year-old daughter, hoping to participate in the legendary World's Best Truck Rodeo, the ultimate truck celebration held in the Badlands, Alberta. Imbued with truck poetry and vibrant humanity, this bittersweet road movie touches on a universal subject: filial love.

Distribution
Maxime Le Flaguais, Lilou Roy-Lanouette, Whitney Lafleur, Felicia Shulman, Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque, Cédrick Gosselin, Pierre-Luc Nantel

Scenarisation
Sarah Lévesque and Joëlle Desjardins Paquette

Production
Colonelle Films: Fanny Drew, Sarah Mannering

Team
Costumes: Renée Sawtelle
Artistic direction: Catherine K. Pelletier
Cast of roles: Tania Arana
Makeup and hairstyles: Éloïse Bourbeau
Image editing: Véronique Barbe, Elric Robichon
Music: Serge Nakauchi Pelletier
Photography: Juliette Lossky
Sound: Pablo Villegas, Marie-Pierre Grenier, Bernard Gariépy Strobl

Awards & distinctions
Best Director of a Borsos Competition Film, Whistler Film Festival, 2022
Best Female-Directed Narrative Feature, Whistler Film Festival, 2022
Honorable Mention to Lilou Roy-Lanouette, Whistler Film Festival, 2022
Nominee Best First Feature Film Award, Canadian Screen Award, 2023
Nominee for Best performance in a leading role Maxime Le Flaguais, Canadian Screen Award, 2023
Nominee for Best First Feature Film, Gala Québec Cinéma, 2023
Nominee Feature Film - Leading Young Actress Lilou Roy-Lanouette, Young Artist Academy Awards 2024