Gaby's Hills
| Gaby's Hills | |
|---|---|
| French | Gaby les collines |
| Directed by | Zoé Pelchat |
| Written by | Zoé Pelchat |
| Produced by | Véronique Charbonneau |
| Starring | Lou Thompson Emmanuel Bilodeau Catherine De Léan |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Brault-Tardif |
| Edited by | Amélie Labrèche |
| Music by | Laurence Lafond-Beaulne |
Production company | Papillon Films |
| Distributed by | H264 Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 21 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Gaby's Hills (French: Gaby les collines) is a Canadian coming-of-age drama short film, directed by Zoé Pelchat and released in 2023.[1] The film centres on Gaby (Lou Thompson), a 13-year-old girl spending the summer with her father Jasmin (Emmanuel Bilodeau) in the Magdalen Islands region of Quebec; however, having undergone puberty since the last time she visited, she finds she must navigate new challenges as the community is now reacting to her as a young woman rather than as a girl.[1]
The cast also includes Catherine De Léan, Gaspard Chartrand, Robin L'Houmeau, Jérémy Poirier, Cécilia Lapierre and Léon-Charles Arseneau.
The film premiered in the Generation Kplus youth program at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.[2] It was later screened in the Short Cuts program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] where it received an honorable mention from the Share Her Journey award jury.[4]
The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023,[5] and received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2024.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Marc Cassivi, "Martin serait fier". La Presse, February 20, 2023.
- ^ "Sélection à la Berlinale: des films québécois s’illustrent". Le Journal de Montréal, January 18, 2023.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Shorts Lineup Includes ‘Dammi’ Starring Riz Ahmed; Works By Mackenzie Davis, Yann Demange & More". Deadline Hollywood, August 9, 2023.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "‘American Fiction’ gets Oscar boost, wins TIFF 2023 People’s Choice Award". Screen Daily, September 17, 2023.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.
- ^ Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gaby's Hills at IMDb
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