Freedia Got a Gun is a World of Wonder documentary film starring Big Freedia and directed by Chris McKim.[1] Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and McKim served as producers.[2] The 85-minute film focuses on gun violence and follows Freedia as he revisits his New Orleans hometown.[3][4]
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| Directed by | Chris McKim |
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| Starring | Big Freedia |
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| Distributed by | Cinetic Media |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Freedia's younger brother, Adam Ross, was murdered by gun violence in 2018, inspiring him to make the film.[5][6]
The film's world premiere was at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.[7] It also aired at the AFI Docs Film Festival in June 2020.[8][9] The film streamed on Peacock in October 2020.[10]
Awards and reception
editThe film was awarded the 2020 Award for Freedom at the Outfest Film Festival.[11] It was reviewed as a "call to action" [12] and The New York Times said "Freedia's beguiling charisma carries the film, and it makes the case that her impressive power, in conjunction with collective action, could help carry a movement, too."[13]
References
edit- ^ "Peacock to premiere World of Wonder doc "Freedia Got A Gun"". Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ "FREEDIA GOT A GUN". cinando.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ Ramos, Peter White,Dino-Ray; White, Peter; Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-09-24). "'Freedia Got A Gun': Gun Violence Doc Featuring New Orleans Hip Hop Star Set At Peacock". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Toby, Mekeisha Madden (2020-10-16). "In 'Freedia Got a Gun' Big Freedia Tackles Violence in New Orleans". Shondaland. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ "'Freedia Got a Gun': Film Review | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ Freedia Got a Gun, retrieved 2020-10-22
- ^ "Freedia Got a Gun | 2020 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ "New WOW Documentary "Freedia Got a Gun" Will Make Its World Premiere at The AFI Docs Virtual Film Festival". The WOW Report. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ "FREEDIA GOT A GUN". AFI DOCS. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ "Exclusive: Big Freedia Talks Peacock Doc 'Freedia Got A Gun'". BlackFilmandTV.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ "'Freedia Got A Gun': Gun Violence Doc Featuring New Orleans Hip Hop Star Set At Peacock - news - Sparklight". home.sparklight.com. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ Admin - (2020-10-16). "'Freedia Got a Gun' Review: A Musician Makes a Call to Action". Leafypage. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ Turner, Kyle (2020-10-15). "'Freedia Got a Gun' Review: A Musician Makes a Call to Action". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-22.