Name: FREYA
Director: Camille Hollett-French
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 2020-10-01
Duration: 16 min
Rating: 2.3
Cast: Rhona Rees, Elysia Rotaru, Nhi Do, Praneet Akilla, Noel Johansen

Your fertility score just dropped. The government is watching. Welcome to 2020's most slept-on dystopia.

Black Mirror but make it reproductive16 minutes of pure dreadFeminist cyberpunk rage

Overview

Drama Science Fiction

A young woman attempts to regain control of her body in a future where social media and the State operate as one.

Content warning

technology abortion authoritarianism miscarriage single woman

Bodily autonomy under surveillanceDigital panopticismState control of reproductionPerformance of wellness

Standout Aspects

Direction

Hollett-French packs a feature's worth of worldbuilding into 16 minutes

Production

UI design so convincing you'll check your own fertility app

Acting

Rees's silent panic in the clinic hallway — absolutely devastating

Best for:Solo·Streaming

Heads up:Disturbing·Triggers

Director

Camille Hollett-French

ReleasedOct 1, 2020

Runtime16m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Top Cast

Rhona Rees

Jade

Elysia Rotaru

Freya

Nhi Do

Lilah

Praneet Akilla

Theo

Noel Johansen

Hugo

Stephanie Izsak

Government Counsellor

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Released mere months before Dobbs, FREYA plays like prophecy now — Canadian filmmakers saw American reproductive rights collapsing before Americans did.

Trivia

The fertility interface was built in After Effects by the director herself; every glitch and loading bar was handmade to feel authentically bureaucratic.