Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman maintains one of Hollywood’s most prolific careers, coupling integrity with elegance. Freeman enjoys a level of respect and admiration within the entertainment industry for his talent, business acumen and integrity. His work has transcended type and redefined variety, with roles ranging from the pimp Fast Black in Street Smart, Sergeant Major John Rawlins in Glory, to a celestial being in Bruce Almighty. One of the most sought after talents in the entertainment industry, Morgan is a four-time Academy Award nominee for his roles in Street Smart (Best Supporting Actor), Driving Miss Daisy (Best Actor), The Shawshank Redemption (Best Actor) and most recently winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Million Dollar Baby. Diversified and passionate, he also directed the 1993 film of Bopha!, hailed by Variety as “a film of tremendous emotional power and integrity.”

In 1996, with producer Lori McCreary, Freeman formed his own production company, Revelations Entertainment, with the express aim to “develop and produce projects that enlighten, express heart and glorify the human experience”. Not content with just producing Hollywood hits such as Along Came a Spider and Under Suspicion, Freeman recently formed a second production company, ClickStar, in partnership with high tech chip maker Intel, to offer original films for direct download. The first offering from that company, 10 Items or Less, starring Freeman and directed by Brad Silberling, will screen at this year’s Virginia Film Festival.