AGES 7+
Frida is a free-spirited girl whose exuberant presence makes the sun shine a bit brighter wherever she goes in her native Coyoacán, Mexico—from the market stalls to the classroom to the streets where she cavorts with her canine companion, a goofy and good-natured street pup named Chiquita. Frida dreams of becoming a doctor. But when a polio diagnosis forces her out of school, she faces a long, lonely recovery at home. With loving guidance from her mother and unconditional support from her father, Frida finds solace in her imagination. Creativity flows from her fingers onto everything she touches. Surrounding herself with fabrics, flowers, and paints, she emerges from illness into her new life as an artist. Produced under the auspices of the Frida Kahlo Museum, this beautifully animated portrait of the artist in her youth is a testament to the powers of imagination and resilience. —K.D. Davis
Frida es una niña de espíritu libre cuya presencia exuberante hace que el sol brille un poco más allá donde vaya en su natal Coyoacán, México: desde los puestos del mercado hasta el aula, pasando por las calles donde corretea con su fiel perrita Chiquita, torpe pero de buen corazón. Frida sueña con convertirse en doctora. Pero cuando un diagnóstico de polio la obliga a dejar la escuela, se enfrenta a una larga y solitaria recuperación en casa. Con la guía amorosa de su madre y el apoyo incondicional de su padre, Frida encuentra consuelo en su imaginación. La creatividad fluye de sus dedos sobre todo lo que toca. Rodeada de telas, flores y pinturas, se recupera de la enfermedad y renace en su nueva vida como artista. Producido bajo los auspicios del Museo Frida Kahlo, este bellamente animado retrato de la artista en su juventud es un testimonio del poder de la imaginación y la resiliencia. —K.D. Davis
Based in Quebec, André Kadi was the art department director for the entertainment studio Frima and founded the company’s 2D animation studio in 2012. In 2020, he co-founded Du Coup Animation and Du Coup Production. His work includes the series MaXi(2017), L’Agent Jean! (2018), Dounia (2020), and Frida, c’est moi (2023), as well as the feature Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (2022).
Filmmaker and animator Karine Vézina directed the series L’Agent Jean: comment devenir un agent en 90 secondes (2019) and Frida, c’est moi (2023). Hola Fridais her first feature.