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FREMONT

Directed by Babak Jalali

2023 | 91 min | United States | UNCL 15+

Awards

2023 Sundance Film Festival

World Premiere, NEXT

 

2023 SXSW Film Festival

Official Selection

 

2023 San Francisco International Film Festival

Official Selection

2023 Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Winner: Best Director, Crystal Globe Competition

 

2023 Seattle International Film Festival

Official Selection

 

2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival

UK Premiere, Closing Night Film

Blazing a trail at The 2023 Sundance Film Festival and scoring the Best Director prize at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, FREMONT is a tough, gritty, but sweetly tempered tale of displacement and the surprising joys of fitting in. Boasting stunning performances from exciting newcomer Anaita Wali Zada, award-winning man-of-the-moment Jeremy Allen White (THE BEAR, THE IRON CLAW) and actor-writer-comedian Gregg Turkington (ANT-MAN).

The film centres on Donya, a lonely young Afghan woman who relocates to Fremont, California after serving as a translator for the American army. Working at a fortune cookie factory, Donya grapples with guilt from her past and struggles with self-esteem. Amidst it all, she discovers solace and connection through fortune cookies. A deeply affecting work from Iranian-British filmmaker Babak Jalali, Fremont takes hold and refuses to let go. FREMONT is infused with stoic optimism and captivating dry humour, and offers a poignant exploration of solitude experienced by immigrants in a foreign country.

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“The potency of Fremont sneaks up on you. You go in reluctant and even sceptical, and come out wondering how and why you’re moved to tears.” –– Tomris Laffry | VARIETY

SCREENING WITH SHORTS

  • Apr 20, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:40 PM
    Palace Norton St, 99 Norton St, Leichhardt NSW 2040, Australia
    Directed by Babak Jalali 2023 | 91 min | United States | UNCL 15+ Screening with short film: BALD FUTURES Directed by Michael Whyntie & Reilly Archer-Whelan 2023 | 12 | Australia
  • Apr 13, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:40 PM
    Palace Norton St, 99 Norton St, Leichhardt NSW 2040, Australia
    Directed by Babak Jalali 2023 | 91 min | United States | UNCL 15+ Screening with short films: BLACK WING Directed by Tim Main | 2023 | 4 | Australia & INTERRUPTED Directed by Sam Davison | 2023 | 5 | Australia

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