In December 2018, Frieda accepted an award for Vibrancy of Silence at the Festival international du film transsaharien (FIFT) under the category “Immigration in African Cinema.” About the award, the festival director Ahmed Chahid said, ” The choice of Frieda Ekotto intervenes by recognizing an African woman who is situated at an American university as a researcher, novelist, and philosopher, who delivers a positive image of the feminine energies and potentialities in the continent of Africa. Her film brings to bear these intellectual and cultural openings on the African stage.”
Frieda Ekotto
Comparative Literature and Department of African American Studies
