Year of Production 2021
- 10 Songs for Charity, Belgium, The Netherlands, 2021
- 70/30, Denmark, 2021
- A Chiara, Italy, 2021
- Above Water, France, 2021
- Adventures Italian Style, Italy, 2021
- Ainbo – Spirit of the Amazon, Netherlands, Peru, 2021
- Albanian Virgin, The, Germany, Belgium, Albania, Kosova, 2021
- All for Uma, Italy, Austria, 2021
- All of Us, Belgium, 2021
- Ants, Italy, 2021
- Ape Star, The, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, 2021
- Around the World, Belgium, France, 2021
- Aya, Belgium, France, 2021
- Back to Those Days (aka: Return to Legoland), Poland, 2021
- Bamse and the Volcano Island, Sweden, 2021
- Be Careful What You Wish For, Spain, 2021
- Beanie, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Slovak Republic, Croatia, 2021
- Best Birthday Ever, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, 2021
- Besties, France, 2021
- Bigger Than Us, France, 2021
- Birta, Iceland, 2021
- Bittersweet Sixteen, Belgium, 2021
- Brixton Tale, A, Great Britain, 2021
- Brother's Keeper, Romania, Turkey, 2021
- Buster's World, Denmark, 2021
- Butterfly's Heart, A, Lithuania, 2021
- Californie, Italy, 2021
- Captain Nova, Netherlands, 2021
- Casablanca Beats, France, Morocco, 2021
- Charlotte, Belgium, Canada, France, 2021
- Charly Cooper - The Egg Mystery, Netherlands, 2021
- Christmas Tale, A, Sweden, 2021
- Cloud in our House, A, Germany, 2021
- Clue: The Maltese Mystery, Norway, 2021
- Colourful Dream, A, Czech Republic, 2021
- Comedy Queen, Sweden, 2021
- Coppelia, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, 2021
- Curse of Lughus, The, Netherlands, 2021
- Dealer, Belgium, 2021
- Dear Future Children, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, 2021
- Dogtanian and the three Muskehounds, Spain, 2021
- Dream is Gone, The, Russia, 2021
- Dreams are like wild Tigers, Germany, 2021
- Dwarf Long Nose, Germany, Czech Republic, 2021
- Europa, Italy, Iran, USA, 2021
- Even Bigger Slime Movie, The, Netherlands, 2021
- Even Mice Belong in Heaven, Czech Republic, France, Poland, Slovak Republic, 2021
- Everything Will Change, Germany, Netherlands, 2021
- Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin, The, Finland, Poland, 2021
- Fam, The, Switzerland, 2021
- Finders of the Lost Yacht, Finland, 2021
- Fly, Germany, 2021
- Fly Me Away, France, 2021
- From the Wild Sea, Denmark, 2021
- Futura, Italy, 2021
- Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13, Sweden, Norway, 2021
- Gentiles, The, Spain, 2021
- Ghastly Brothers, The, Belgium, 2021
- Girls For Future, Germany, 2021
- Golden Land, Finland, 2021
- Gulliver Returns, Ukraine, 2021
- Hard Shell, Soft Shell, France, 2021
- Hello World, Norway, 2021
- Herd, The, Poland, 2021
- Hive, The, Belgium, France, 2021
- Hoop, The, Turkey, 2021
- Horizon, The, France, 2021
- How Not to Marry a Princess, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovak Republic, 2021
- How to Be a Classy Tramp, Iceland, 2021
- I Am Zlatan, Sweden, 2021
- Ice Tale, Russia, 2021
- Imad’s Childhood, Sweden, Kurdistan, Latvia, 2021
- In Limbo, Russia, 2021
- Island, The, Romania, France, Belgium, 2021
- Je Suis Karl, Germany, 2021
- Kids Are Alright, The, Spain, 2021
- Kids of the Night, Estonia, 2021
- Kings of Rap, Ukraine, 2021
- La Traviata, My Brothers and I, France, 2021
- Lame-os, Latvia, Czech Republic, 2021
- Last Film Show, The, India, France, 2021
- Laura's Star, Germany, 2021
- Legend of the Christmas Witch – The Origins, Italy, 2021
- Libertad, Netherlands, Spain, 2021
- Lingui, the Sacred Bonds, Tchad, France, Belgium, Germany, 2021
- Little Nicolas' Treasure, France, 2021
- Looking for Venera, Kosova, North Macedonia, 2021
- Maixabel, Spain, 2021
- Mamma Moo Finds Her Way Home, Sweden, 2021
- Martin and the Magical Forest, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Germany, 2021
- Maya The Bee 3: The Golden Orb, Germany, Australia, 2021
- Memory of Water, Finland, Germany, Norway, 2021
- Mi iubita, mon amour, France, 2021
- Mikado, Romania, Czech Republic, 2021
- Mission Ulja Funk, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, 2021
- Moonbound, Germany, Austria, 2021
- Murina, Croatia, Brazil, USA, Slovenia, 2021
- My Father’s Secrets, France, Belgium, 2021
- My Neighbours' Neighbours, France, 2021
- My Night, France, Belgium, 2021
- My Sunny Maad, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, France, 2021
- Neneh Superstar, France, 2021
- Nico, Germany, 2021
- Night Forest, Germany, 2021
- Ninjababy, Norway, 2021
- Ogglies, The – Welcome to Smelliville, Germany, 2021
- Olga, Switzerland, France, 2021
- Olympicos, Armenia, 2021
- Once Upon a Time in Euskadi, Spain, 2021
- Otar's Death, Georgia, Germany, Lithuania, 2021
- Our Eternal Summer, France, 2021
- Our Voices, Spain, Italy, 2021
- Parent, The, Russia, 2021
- Parents vs Influencer, Italy, 2021
- Petite Maman, France, 2021
- Petite Solange, France, 2021
- Pil's Adventures, France, 2021
- Playground, Belgium, 2021
- Quiet Girl, The, Ireland, 2021
- Rabbit Academy – Mission Eggpossible, Germany, 2021
- Rainbow, Denmark, 2021
- Raise the Bar, Iceland, 2021
- Raspberries with Mustard, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands, 2021
- Ride the Wave, Great Britain, 2021
- Ron’s Gone Wrong, Great Britain, 2021
- Rookies, France, 2021
- Save the Tree, Spain, 2021
- Scars of Ali Boulala, The, Sweden, Norway, 2021
- School of Magical Animals, The, Germany, Austria, 2021
- Seed, The, Germany, 2021
- Seekers, The: Thrill Night, Denmark, 2021
- Sentries of the Delta, The, Romania, 2021
- Shabu, Netherlands, 2021
- Shadow Game, Netherlands, 2021
- Shorty and the Legend of the Enchanted Reef, Germany, 2021
- Silverstar, Netherlands, 2021
- Sisterhood, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, 2021
- Sleeping City, The, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2021
- Snotty Boy, Austria, Germany, 2021
- Softie, France, 2021
- Sonata, Poland, 2021
- Soul Kids, France, 2021
- Soul of a Beast, Switzerland, 2021
- Space Among Us, The, Slovenia, 2021
- Stop - Zemlia, Ukraine, 2021
- Stop My Stepmom!, Hungary, 2021
- Summit of the Gods, The, France, 2021
- Sumo Kid, The (aka: Little Warrior), Russia, 2021
- Sune – Mission Midsummer, Sweden, 2021
- Supercool, Finland, 2021
- Tale of Love and Desire, A, France, 2021
- Three Wishes for Cinderella, Norway, 2021
- Time of Secrets, The, France, 2021
- Tree of Eternal Love, Estonia, 2021
- Unreachable, Russia, 2021
- Upon the Magic Roads, Russia, 2021
- Valentina, Spain, 2021
- Velvet Queen, The, France, 2021
- Vicky and her Mystery, France, 2021
- Vinski and the Invisibility Powder, Finland, 2021
- What Makes Us Boys, Belgium, 2021
- Where Is Anne Frank, Belgium, The Netherlands, 2021
- White Fortress, The, Canada, Bosnia-Herzegowina, 2021
- Who We Love, Ireland, 2021
- Wild Roots, Hungary, Slovak Republic, 2021
- Willi and the Wonder Toad, Germany, 2021
- Wolf and the Lion, The, France, Canada, 2021
- You are not my mother, Ireland, 2021
- Young Plato, Ireland, Belgium, FRance, 2021
Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13
English title: Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13
Original title: Gabi, mellan åren 8 till 13
German title: Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13
Sweden, Norway, 2021
Director: Broberg, Engeli
Production company: House of Real
Co-producers: Fuglene, SVT, Film i Skåne
Length: 76 min.
Film genre: Documentary
Synopsis:
“Everyone thinks I'm trying to be a boy but I’m not. I can't, I can only be Gabi.”
At 8 years old, Gabi is a lively kid who feels that she is different from other girls. She loves to speak her mind when it comes to what she thinks is wrong with the world, and in particular, how there should be no differences between boys and girls. Gabis' full name is Gabriella Jude Fletcher but she would rather be named something cool like Brad, Mike-or Paulo, like her biological father. She thinks about him a lot but her mother refuses to talk about him.
Gabi’s mother Tracy is from England and in a relationship with Thomas. When Gabi is 10 Thomas loses his job and with Stockholm being expensive, the family moves to a small working class town. Gabi feels lonely and to fit in at school she starts agreeing with the others, even when she doesn’t. With no friends she stays home a lot, playing video games. At the same time she is pushing puberty. Her body changing scares her, will it hurt? Not to mention the M-word, menstruation.
Finally! After discussing it for years Gabi gets to cut her hair really short at 12. It makes her feel like a different person-more like Gabi. But the climate in school is still harsh. She’s found a friend, Jassin, but people are calling each other names like faggot and pussy. There are rumors of someone being gay in the ninth grade. Gabi doesn’t know if it’s true, and even if it is, it doesn’t matter because they are hiding it well.
Starting in the sixth grade, something has changed. She doesn’t feel like an outsider anymore. Two days before her 13th birthday Gabi gets her period. It is not as scary as she imagined. It’s more of a relief, as in not being the first or the last person to get it. Everyone in school is talking obsessively about their crushes. Gabi is in love too. But that is a secret. There is no way that she can approach her love interest. No way. At the same time she can’t relate fully to the norm for how a girl should be. “Does this make me a boy?” she asks herself when reading online about gender reassignment surgery.
Gabi captures the rarely documented pre-teen years. A story about a person who struggles to find her place in the world during the most transformative period of life. It’s a film which challenges preconceptions of gender and norms. Showing the search for identity and underlining the human right to belong and to be who you are.
Festivals:
IDFA Amsterdam IFF 2021, Thessaloniki Doc IFF 2022 (awarded), Nordic Filmdays Luebeck 2021, BUFF Malmö 2022, Reel 2 Real CFF Vancouver 2022 (awarded), Kristiansand CFF 2022, Zlin CFF 2022 ( Award), BIKY CFF Busan 2022, Filem'on CFF Brussels 2022, My First Festival Barcelona 2022 (special mention), Leeds YFF 2023
Study guide: Spanish
Study guide: Swedish
World sales address/es:
Cargo Entertainment (USA)
Sold to:
Pack Magic (ES)