# Heat Spell

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{{short description|2023 Canadian short film directed by Marie-Pier Dupuis}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Heat Spell
| native_name    = {{infobox name module|fr|L'Été des chaleurs}}
| image          = 
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = [Marie-Pier Dupuis](/source/Marie-Pier_Dupuis)
| producer       = Amélie Tremblay<br>[Dominique Dussault](/source/Dominique_Dussault_(producer))
| writer         = Marie-Pier Dupuis
| starring       = Gabrielle Poulin<br>[Agathe Ledoux](/source/Agathe_Ledoux)<br>Simone Ledoux
| music          = Peter Venne
| cinematography = Simran Dewan
| editing        = [Mathieu Bouchard-Malo](/source/Mathieu_Bouchard-Malo)
| studio         = Nemesis Films Production
| distributor    = h264 Distribution
| released       = {{film date|2023|4|28|[BSFF](/source/Brussels_Short_Film_Festival)}}
| runtime        = 13 minutes
| country        = Canada
| language       = French
}}

'''''Heat Spell''''' ({{langx|fr|L'Été des chaleurs}}) is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by [Marie-Pier Dupuis](/source/Marie-Pier_Dupuis) and released in 2023.<ref>Frédéric Bouchard, [https://qfq.com/spip.php?article97436 "FCIAT : Marie-Pier Dupuis raconte l’aventure de son premier court, « L’été des chaleurs »"]. ''Qui Fait Quoi'', November 6, 2023.</ref> The film dramatizes a true story from Dupuis's own childhood, when her mother accidentally left her sister locked in the car on a hot summer day, and Dupuis herself didn't do or say anything about it because she was mad at her sister for other reasons.<ref>Elisabetta Bianchini, [https://ca.news.yahoo.com/emerging-canadian-filmmaker-to-watch-marie-pier-dupuis-201807182.html "Emerging Canadian filmmaker to watch, Marie-Pier Dupuis, brings emotion to her work"]. ''[Yahoo! News](/source/Yahoo!_News)'', November 21, 2023.</ref>

The film stars Gabrielle Poulin as the mother, and real-life sisters [Agathe Ledoux](/source/Agathe_Ledoux) and Simone Ledoux as the sisters Maxime and Fred.

The film premiered at the 2023 [Brussels Short Film Festival](/source/Brussels_Short_Film_Festival), where it was the winner of the ARTE Award in the international competition.<ref>[https://www.cinergie.be/actualites/brussels-short-film-festival-le-palmares "Brussels Short Film Festival : le palmarès"]. ''Cinergie'', May 8, 2023.</ref> It was later screened at the 2023 [Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival](/source/Abitibi-T%C3%A9miscamingue_International_Film_Festival), where it won the Prix Unis for short films.<ref>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/des-matins-en-or/segments/chronique/460973/bilan-festival-cinema-international-abitibi-temiscamingue "Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles remporte le 42e FCIAT"]. [Ici Radio-Canada Première](/source/Ici_Radio-Canada_Premi%C3%A8re), November 3, 2023.</ref>

The film received a [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) nomination for [Best Live Action Short Drama](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Drama), and Agathe Ledoux was nominated for [Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Performance_in_a_Live_Action_Short_Drama), at the [12th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/12th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2024.<ref>[https://www.northernstars.ca/blackberry-leads-csa-nominations/ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations"]. ''Northern Stars'', March 6, 2024.</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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Category:2023 films
Category:2023 short films
Category:Canadian drama short films
Category:2023 Canadian films
Category:French-language Canadian films
Category:2023 French-language films
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