Gozde and Russel Zehnder

Gozde and Russel Zehnder run Freestate Productions, a locally-based production house that does work for television and corporates. Their short film, "Happy Birthday Sharon", shot partly on Super 8 and digital video, has been screened worldwide at festivals such as the Istanbul Independent Film Festival, Videobrasil and the International Film Festival Offensiva in Poland.

More recently, their first tele-movie, "Early Morning Awakening" was screened on Arts Central. The film was an adaptation of a play by The Necessary Stage resident playwright, Haresh Sharma and part of the series, "Stage to Screen".

Their works can be viewed on www.freestatesite.com.