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Francis Ford Coppola Boards Gessica Généus’ Haitian Oscar Contender ‘Freda’ As Executive Producer

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Five-time Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola has joined Freda, the Haitian Oscar entry marking the narrative feature debut of actor, singer and documentarian Gessica Généus, as an executive producer.The Creole-language film centers on a character of the same name who lives with her family in a poor, yet vibrant neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, where they make ends meet thanks to their small street shop.

Freda wants to believe in the future of her country, but when faced with precarious living conditions and the rise of violence in Haiti, she and her family wonder whether to stay or leave.Freda made its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival and is only the second film in Haiti’s history to be

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