Gaby's Hills () is a Canadian coming-of-age drama short film, directed by Zoé Pelchat and released in 2023.Marc Cassivi, "Martin serait fier". La Presse, February 20, 2023. 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.
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."Sélection à la Berlinale: des films québécois s’illustrent". Le Journal de Montréal, January 18, 2023. It was later screened in the Short Cuts program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Shorts Lineup Includes ‘Dammi’ Starring Riz Ahmed; Works By Mackenzie Davis, Yann Demange & More". Deadline Hollywood, August 9, 2023. where it received an honorable mention from the Share Her Journey award jury.Jeremy Kay, "‘American Fiction’ gets Oscar boost, wins TIFF 2023 People’s Choice Award". Screen Daily, September 17, 2023.
The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023,Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023. and received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2024.Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.
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