Freetown (film)
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| Directed by | Garrett Batty |
| Produced by | Adam Abel and Garrett Batty |
| Written by | Garrett Batty and Melissa Leilani Larson |
| Starring | Henry Adofo, Michael Attram, Alphonse Menyo |
| Distributed by | Excel Entertainment |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Language | English |
Freetown is a 2015 film based on a true story[1] about Mormon missionaries in Liberia seeking to escape the Liberian Civil War to safety in Sierra Leone.[2]
The filming was done entirely in West Africa.[3][4]
The film was nominated for several Ghana Movie Awards: Actor in a Leading Role (Henry Adofo), Screenplay (Melissa Leilani Larson and Garrett Batty), Original Score (Kirk Sharpe), Visual Effects (Davin Bekins), Production Design (Albert Aidoo and Courage Wormenor), Cinematography (Jeremy Prusso), Sound Editing and Mixing (George Dankwa), Directing (Garrett Batty), and Best Picture. It won the screenplay award over the also-nominated films If Tomorrow Never Comes, Beasts of No Nation, The Cursed Ones, and Silver Rain.[5]
The film is shortlisted for an AML Award.
References
- ↑ Mason, Kara (23 March 2015). "Film 'Freetown' inspired by LDS Liberian missionaries' real-life struggle for survival". The Digital Universe. Provo, Utah. Retrieved 11 Feb 2016.
- ↑ Jennings, Abby (3 July 2015). "Story of Liberian Missionaries Depicted in the Movie Freetown". Church News. Salt lake City. Retrieved 11 Feb 2016.
- ↑ Means, Sean P. (7 Apr 2015). "Movie review: 'Freetown' a solid drama of LDS missionaries in peril". Tribune. Salt Lake City. Retrieved 11 Feb 2015.
- ↑ Gambles, Sarah (7 Apr 2015). "'Freetown' is an inspirational movie of faith-filled missionaries fleeing for their lives". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved 11 Feb 2015.
- ↑ "Full list of winners at Ghana Movie Awards 2015". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 11 Feb 2016.