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2020 American film
Freedia Got a Gun
Film poster
Directed byChris McKim
Produced by
  • Frenton Bailey
  • Randy Barbato
  • Chris McKim
StarringBig Freedia
Cinematography
  • Gabe Biencyzcki
  • Bruno Doria
Edited by
  • Francy Kachler
  • Chris Callister
Production
company		World of Wonder
Distributed byCinetic Media
Release date
  • April 2020 (2020-04) (Tribeca)
Running time85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Freedia Got a Gun is a World of Wonder documentary film starring Big Freedia and directed by Chris McKim. Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and McKim served as producers. The 85-minute film focuses on gun violence and follows Freedia as he revisits his New Orleans hometown.

Freedia's younger brother, Adam Ross, was murdered by gun violence in 2018, inspiring him to make the film.

The film's world premiere was at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. It also aired at the AFI Docs Film Festival in June 2020. The film streamed on Peacock in October 2020.

Awards and reception

The film was awarded the 2020 Award for Freedom at the Outfest Film Festival. It was reviewed as a "call to action" 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."

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