While FREDA is dedicated to emancipation and fighting corruption, her siblings have chosen other strategies to escape poverty. Her sister Esther is trying to find a solvent husband, while her brother Moïse wants to leave the country. The eponymous main character, FREDA, is named after a female voodoo guardian spirit who is invoked in matters of romantic love, protection from poisons and evil magic, as well as for attaining wealth. "FREDA makes us feel the dilemma of fighting for one's identity while living in a patriarchal and corrupt country that, despite all its ills, is one's home. A vibrant film about a young generation in a country marked by colonialism that gives hope: For Freda's mentality could lead the way for the future of an independent and equal Haiti." (Sooner Curator Jacqueline May) "The outstanding debut offers an eloquent voice for a troubled nation. establishes herself as an important voice for another under-represented community." (Tilt Goombastomp)
Drama
1h 33min
16+
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Haitian anthropology student FREDA must navigate the tensions between family expectations, postcolonial structures, Christianity, and voodoo.
While FREDA is dedicated to emancipation and fighting corruption, her siblings have chosen other strategies to escape poverty. Her sister Esther is trying to find a solvent husband, while her brother Moïse wants to leave the country.
The eponymous main character, FREDA, is named after a female voodoo guardian spirit who is invoked in matters of romantic love, protection from poisons and evil magic, as well as for attaining wealth.
"FREDA makes us feel the dilemma of fighting for one's identity while living in a patriarchal and corrupt country that, despite all its ills, is one's home. A vibrant film about a young generation in a country marked by colonialism that gives hope: For Freda's mentality could lead the way for the future of an independent and equal Haiti." (Sooner Curator Jacqueline May)
"The outstanding debut offers an eloquent voice for a troubled nation. establishes herself as an important voice for another under-represented community." (Tilt Goombastomp)