World Premiere. After losing her brother to gun violence, New Orleans’ queen of bounce Big Freedia uses her national platform to shine a spotlight on gun reform in this achingly honest and human documentary plea for activism and reform. After the screening Big Freedia will talk with director Chris McKim and producers Charles Blow and Randy Barbato.
Entertainer Freddie Ross, best known by the stage name Big Freedia, is renowned for popularizing a New Orleans genre of hip-hop called bounce music. It's noted for up-tempo call-and-response elements and plenty of backside shaking. Providing a big platform to further spread the word is Fuse's docu-reality series, which has grown to become one of the network's most-watched shows...
