The Team

It’s our firm belief that to tell a story well, every aspect must be excellent. This is why we have gone to such trouble to enlist strong, well established talented filmmakers who are focused on collaboration. The people on our team are committed to excellence and are dedicated to bring out the best in those emerging.

Characters

Characters are such an important asset for a film, they make of break a story. We are proud to say that our Director Dan Widdowson did such a great job casting the parts. Every character did a supurb job and made their characters come alive.

Kaylee Kane (25) - Character

Kaylee Kane (Kaitlyn Boyé – Best Female Filmmaker 2019, 2018, with Janelle McMenamin, Best Director, Best Editor 2018 at Lights! Canberra! Action! and winner – Jury Prize - Best Young Actress - Top Shorts Film Festival) is smart, innocent and insecure. A smalltown girl, training to be a surgeon, her world falls apart when she fails her final assessment. If only she had trusted her instincts and resisted the urge on that one wild night that changed her life forever.

Jordan Nobel (30) - Character

Jordan’s (Shane Emmett – Nine Perfect Strangers and Total Control) fiancée was killed by traffickers, then he became trapped by their schemes. Jordan falls in love with Kaylee, but when she finds out he captured her friends, he abducts her.

Vince Soro (25) - Character

Vince Soro (Daniel Widdowson – Winner of Best Supporting actor in Melbourne Indie Film Awards 2020) is a criminal on the rise. He’s canny, charming and ruthless, with an insatiable lust for power.

Detective Ayesha Abadi (30) - Character

Detective Ayesha Abadi (Ana Thu Nguyen – The Spy Who Never Dies and Suka) is a tough, no-nonsense cop with a sassy swagger. Ayesha was trafficked as a child and rescued from the streets by Sargent Marley. After losing her temper with Lynn Peebles, she is given free reign to hunt down the criminals.

Bree Peebles (16) - Character

Bree Peebles (Poppy Derrington in her breakout role) lives two lives: An innocent young girl at home, a reflection of her mother - an alternative rock chick with her friends. Bree is wise beyond her years; is a natural influencer. She yields to her captors when her little brother is threatened.

Sargent Marley (55) - Character

Sargent Marley (Paul Mailath – Underbelly, Deadly Women) grew up in desperate poverty. He knows suffering, so when he found Ayesha on the street and heard her story, his heart broke. He has a busy precinct to run, but when Ayesha needs help, he is always there.

Trent Peebles (40) - Character

Trent Peebles (Yannick Lawrey) is reserved and nervous, estranged from his wife, an unlikely hero. When the police seem inactive in the search for his abducted daughter, he rises beyond himself to find her.

Lynn Peebles (40) - Character

Lynn Peebles (Jennifer Corren – Quarantine Leap) is a strong successful businesswoman. Frustrated by Trent’s passive nature, she attempts to motivate him by a trial separation. Bree’s abduction draws them together as they try and track her down.

Mel (21) - Character

Mel, (Jessica Marchi – 2021 Winner Miss Earth Air) a seductress to men, women and children, a huge asset to the underworld. Mel finds the prey, lures them into a trap for Vince to close, the perfect offsider. Mel’s heart hardens as Get Free progresses, she has her sights on becoming the next criminal boss.

Debbi (16) - Character

Debbi aka Debs (Kelly McRae who's performance is incredible) is a party girl, she loves life to the full and doesn’t want to miss out on anything. She loves clothes, jewellery and fast cars and she is easily influenced. When Vince and Mel show interest in her she is quick to accept their offers. She is quite naïve and gets caught up in the trap that has been set for her.

The Production Team

So that we tell the story well, every aspect must be incredible. This is why we have gone to such trouble to enlist strong, well established talented filmmakers that are focused on collaboration. The people in our team are committed to excellence and are dedicated to bring out the best in those emerging.

Daniel Widdowson - Director

Director – Dr Daniel Widdowson is an Australian of the Year finalist, Australian Playwright finalist, recipient of Best Director at the Florence Film Awards. With 34 Directing credits including Equivocal Redemption and Trafficked to Australia he was a great addition to the team.

Craig Giles - Producer/Writer

Craig is the writer of the features Rain on my Wedding Day, POW Princess and Nursing Home Loyalty Cards wrote and produced the Get Free feature as a prequel to the 50-part binge television series Get Free. Craig wrote and produced 26 episodes of a music show called Amplifier, which he filmed in the USA, New Zealand and Australia, and developed numerous unscripted television projects.

Amanda Giles - Executive Producer/Script Editor/Continuity

Amanda has been a student of investing over the past twelve years studying in Australia and New Zealand. When confronted with the fact that over 55 million people are currently living in slavery, she was compelled to do something about this. Amanda has worked as freelance camera operator, first assistant director, producer and co-producer on a diverse range of projects, live events and conferences for over twenty-five years

Mason Grady - Director of Photography/Colourist

Mason Grady is an Australian cinematographer, colourist and visual effects artist, starting in the backyard, like most filmmakers. A cinematographer on commercials, web series and short films, with some of the short films going on to win awards at various local and international film festivals. Most recently he has worked on several Feature Films including Get Free and Remnant as cinematographer, visual effects and colourist. With a background in engineering, Mason has built many custom camera, lighting and visual effects rigs.

Mark Sadka - Composer

Mark is widely known for his skills in composition, acting, and sound engineering. After working for over ten years under the careful tutelage of the legendary Hans Zimmer, Mark moved to Australia and set up his own business. Mark is widely recognized for his creative musical skills, producing high quality work efficiently and quickly.

Tina Wake - Costumes/Props

Tina came onto the project co-ordinating over 250 costume items for GET FREE and was promoted to have a producer role. Tina studied Fashion Design at East Sydney Tech and was a designer for the surf brand Aloha. Tina developed numerous fashion labels prior to working in film. She was head of costumes and wigs for the musical ‘Voyage to Arcturus’ and has worked on many film and television projects on props, art direction, producing and costuming.

Caroline Gey - Makeup, Hair and Prosthetics

With over twenty credits to her name as a make-up artist and hair stylist, Caroline’s portfolio speaks for itself. Head makeup artist on feature films Get Free and Remnant, and special prosthetics on the film Love and Triangles, highlight’s Caroline’s versatility and professionalism. Outside of film production, Caroline teaches and manages for Contour College on the Central Coast. Carline also specialises in special effects and prosthetics.