Local girl makes screen debut with NFL standout

Photo submitted Hartwell’s Taylor Freeman, left, acts in a scene of “Artistic,” a short film, with former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch
Photo submitted Hartwell’s Taylor Freeman, left, acts in a scene of “Artistic,” a short film, with former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch

Ayoca Freeman wasn’t sure what to expect when she answered a casting ad for her daughter, Hart County High School senior Taylor Freeman. Ayoca saw the plea on social media — the writer and director of…