Freda
Spring Grants 2020
Gessica Généus / Feature Narrative / Haiti, Benin, France, Qatar / 93 min / Original Language: Creole, English, French / Interests: Based on a True Story
Synopsis
Freda lives with her mother, sister and little brother in a popular neighbourhood of Haiti. They survive with their little street food shop. The precariousness and violence of their daily life pushes them to do everything they can to escape their situation in the hope of finding a better life.
Credits
- Director
- Gessica Généus
- Screenwriter
- Gessica Généus
- Producer
- Faissol Fahad GNONLONFIN, Jean-Marie GIGON, Gessica
- Production Company
- Merveilles Production
About the Director
Gessica Généus started her acting career at 17 in 'Barikad', a feature by Richard Sénécal. Recently, she appeared in a TV movie on Toussaint Louverture, directed by Philippe Niang and produced by France 2. In 2011, Gessica was granted a scholarship from the Acting International de Paris. Back in Haiti, she founded her own production company, Ayizian Productions. In 2014, in partnership with Télévision Caraïbes, she directed 'Vizaj Nou', a portrait series of contemporary Haitian figures (Anthony Pascal dit Konpè Filo, Viviane Gauthier, Odette Roy Fombrun, Frankétienne). 'Douvan jou ka leve' (The Sun Will Rise) was her first documentary for France Télévisions.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
WP Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2021