Freda (film)

{{short description|2021 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Freda

| image = Freda (film) poster.jpg

| caption = Cannes release poster

| director = Gessica Généus

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| released = {{film date|2021|7|14|Cannes|df=yes}}

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| country = Haiti

| language = Haitian Creole

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Freda is a 2021 Haitian drama film directed by Gessica Généus.{{cite web |url=https://www.dohafilminstitute.com/financing/projects/grants/freda |title=Freda |work=Doha Film Institute |access-date=28 June 2021 |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110101833/https://www.dohafilminstitute.com/financing/projects/grants/freda |url-status=dead }} In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/2021-cannes-film-festival-lineup-1234641655/ |title=Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or |work=IndieWire |date=10 June 2021 |access-date=28 June 2021}} It was selected as the Haitian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/oscars-international-race-2021-complete-list/ |title=Oscars International Race 2021: Complete List of Entries |work=The Wrap |date=9 November 2021 |access-date=10 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://twnews.co.uk/ht-news/icihaiti-cinema-the-movie-freda-by-gessica-geneus-in-competition-at-oscars-2022 |title=iciHaiti - Cinema : The movie Freda by Gessica Généus in competition at Oscars 2022 |work=The World News |date=13 November 2021 |access-date=15 November 2021}}