Fremont

Panorama

"Babak Jalali's assured black-and-white indie drama strikes a beautiful tone with a deadpan sense of humor, aided by Anaita Wali Zada's quietly poignant performance."

Variety
  • Archive - Festival 39
  • Director: Babak Jalali
  • USA 2023
  • 88 minutes
  • English, Dari, Cantonese
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Donya works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Formerly a translator for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, she struggles to put her life back in order. In a moment of sudden revelation, she decides to send out a special message in a cookie.

Shot in black and white, and with warmth and a wry sense of humor, Fremont is an ode to the curious beauty of trying to build a new life in a strange land. The film is anchored by a beguiling debut performance from real-life Afghan refugee Anaita Wali Zada. The film won the Best Director Award at the Karlovy Vary Festival.

Filmography: Land (2018), Radio Dreams (2016), Frontier Blues (2009).

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  • Director Babak Jalali
  • Production Marjaneh Moghimi, Sudnya Shroff, Rachael Fung, George Rush, Laura Wagner, Chris Martin
  • Script Carolina Cavalli, Babak Jalali
  • Cinematography Laura Valladao
  • Editing Babak Jalali
  • Music Mahmood Schricker
  • Festivals Karlovy Vary (Best Director), Sundance, SXSW
  • Actors Anaita Wali Zada, Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington
  • Source Memento International