Fremont is a film about an Afghan refugee, Donya, living in (where else?) Fremont, California. In her past life, Donya worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military. Now, she works in a fortune cookie factory. (In a wild life-imitates-art-imitates-life moment Donya is played by an Afghan refugee, Anaita Wali Zada.)
Here’s the trailer:
For more, check out this stellar review from the Washington Post, which lauds the film’s “lushly monochromatic cinematography,” “mournful yet sometimes raucous ethno-jazz score,” as well as “Zada’s quietly resolute performance.”
I’ll be honest, my hopes were not high when I looked to see if this film was playing anywhere near me. But it is! Tomorrow at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art! Woot. Woot.
-KitJ