Freestate
Freestate is a forbidden-love story; a short film about the complicated relationships between the people in today’s Southern Africa.
The film captures two days in the life of a single, foreign woman, Michelle, and her driver, John.
Michelle (30’s) and John (50’s), who is married, share a unique closeness, until she breaks their bond.
When their car breaks down, a shocking encounter with a nearby family forces them to address the accepted rules of behaviour on their property.
Director Martha Ferguson said, "What drew me to this story was how it operated on many levels; showing us the devastating beauty of Africa and at the same time grabbing us like a vice and shaking us with the unsaid."
Starring: Stephen Chigorimbo, Martha Ferguson, Kevin Hassen, John Dennison.