Image from the motion picture Freda Image from the motion picture Freda

Freda + Q&A

Drama | 2021 | 93MIN

Director

Gessica Geneus

Cast

Nehemie Bastien
Gaëlle Bien-Aimé
Djanaina Francois

Freda lives with her mother, sister, and little brother in a working-class neighbourhood of Haiti. They survive with their little street food shop. The precariousness and violence of their daily life push them to do everything they can to escape their situation in the hope of finding a better life.

preceded by:

Song for the New World (2021, 9MIN)
Years after the disappearance of her father in Scotland, a young woman recalls her childhood on a Caribbean island.

 

Presented as part of Lakay: A Celebration of Haitian Cinema, curated by Abigail Cherubin and Christy Joseph.

 

Q&A with Abigail Cherubin and Christy Joseph following the screening. Moderated by Gina Cherelus, writer at The New York Times.

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