Monrovia, 1990: An aggressive civil war has escalated, threatening many lives, including a group of native Liberian missionaries and their leader. Now they must be willing to give up all that they have, to make a desperate cross-country trip, with little chance of survival, in order to protect one of their own. “Freetown” is the powerful true story of faith, survival, and freedom.
GARRETT BATTY- Director/Producer/Co-writer
GARRETT BATTY is a graduate of Brigham Young University’s Pilm program. Batty got his start in
the Pilm industry as a DVD producer, working on such titles as The R.M., The Work and the Glory, and
Saints and Soldiers. He has also produced work for Disney and Bonneville Communications. He
directed the 2009 feature Pilm Scout Camp starring Kirby Heyborne. Batty’s second feature, the
award-winning The Saratov Approach, was made for $125,000 and opened in limited release
October 2013. The Pilm went on to play on over 200 screens in the US and Canada, grossing $2.1
million. FREETOWN is Batty’s third feature Pilm.
ADAM ABEL – Producer
ADAM ABEL started his career at Paramount Pictures in the creative affairs ofPice in 1994. Through
this experience he decided to make a career of entertaining people. While working full time in the
industry he studied Business Management at Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University.
Upon graduation he started Go Films with Pilmmaker Ryan Little. Go Films’ Pirst feature, Saints and
Soldiers, drew attention and praise of critics and audiences alike, winning best picture in over
fourteen Pilm festivals around the world, and was nominated for two Independent Spirit awards.
Adam’s career continued with Outlaw Trail, which won a Crystal Heart at the Heartland Film
Festival in Indianapolis, and Forever Strong which won a Truly Moving Picture Award. Saints and
Soldiers: Airborne Creed, was released worldwide in the Fall of 2012. Saints and Soldiers: The Void
debuted worldwide August 2014.
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