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FREMONT Producer (p.g.a.)
*Winner of the 2024 John Cassavetes Indie Spirit Award — Film Independent
*Best International Film — Nominee BIFA
*World Premiere Sundance 2023 Nominee NEXT Innovator Award
*Winner Best Director Award — International Premiere Karlovy Vary IFF 2023 —
*Winner Prix du Jury — Deauville American FF 2023
*Winner Jury Distinction Award — War on Screen Festival International de Cinema
*Winner One in a Million Award — Sun Valley FF
*Winner Grand Jury Award —IFF Boston
*Winner Jury Award — Austin Asian American FF
*Winner Founders Award for Sustainability on the Big Screen — tv/e Global Sustainability Film Awards 2023
*SXSW — Nominee Audience Award
Reviews
Fremont (2023)
A must-see story that leaves you wanting more
The lead actress, Anaita Wali Zada, steals the show in this beautifully told story of an Afghan girl who comes to the city of Fremont when she flees the Taliban.
Watching it in a theater with a full audience made it even more special as we laughed together when the story offered us comedic relief while addressing poignant moments and nuanced challenges that the character Donya faces in this new country she finds herself in and as she tries to restart her life.
My favorite part was how the director has ended the film. I wouldn't want to give it away so won't say much more than that here. It is a film that I highly recommend to anybody who loves beautiful stories that move you and leave you thinking fondly about the characters even after it is over.