Synopsis

Ondene Ondene (Lucy Konadu) is beautiful, talented, and destined to study law at
Oxford if she gets the required A-Levels. Nothing less will satisfy her
domineering mother, Hyacynth (Suzann McLean). When a basketball court is set
up near her private school, Ondene is charmed by a charismatic, good-looking
freestyle basketball player, Leon (Arinze Kene), and they decide to enter a
competition.

From a deprived background, Leon dreams of going to university and needs to
win to pay his way. Ondene deceives her mother to be with him, and romance
blossoms, only to be crushed when Hyacynth finds out. Balancing her future
prospects and her newfound passion, Ondene has to make tough decisions about
her family, education, and the man she loves.

Featuring a fresh cast and a hot UK urban soundtrack selected by Bashy,
Freestyle is an exciting, funny and heartwarming story that showcases the
best in new British talent.

Freestyle is the latest production from Film London Microwave.

Launched in 2006, Microwave is a groundbreaking scheme set up by Film London
with BBC Films, which has extensive support from Skillset. It challenges
London-based film-makers to shoot a feature film for up to £100,000 with
cash and in-kind support. Microwave provides an intensive approach to
film-making with the emphasis on original ideas, tightly focussed scripts
and short production schedules. The film-makers are supported by extensive
training and mentoring from the initial conception of the project all the
way through to its release.

Film London has also launched Microwave Online, a dedicated Microwave
website which gives practical advice on all aspects of micro-budget
film-making www.filmlondon.org.uk/microwave