Desc: Freeing Joshua: Directed by Freedom Hopkins, Lina Ramos. With Caroline Patz, Dylan Osborne, Melanie Cosper, Michael Finnegan. Freeing Joshua is a riveting coming of age tale created by a cast and crew of mostly students. Freedom Hopkins, who wrote, directed, and stared in the movie put together a rag tag team of young inspired students ranging from high school and college levels. the story revolves around Joshua, a self-centered teen unaware of the lessons he must learn. Through trials and tribulations Joshua discovers he is more than what he thinks. A classic tale told like never before, by the young adults themselves, Freeing Joshua is one of a kind.