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Chandor", writer: "J.C. Chandor", distributor: "Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions", status: "Released", medium: "Feature Film", logline: "Twenty-four hours inside a Wall Street investment bank on the brink of the 2008 collapse.", cast: "Kevin Spacey · Paul Bettany · Jeremy Irons · Zachary Quinto · Simon Baker · Demi Moore", recognition: [ { yr: "2012", item: "Academy Award nomination — Best Original Screenplay" }, { yr: "2012", item: "Independent Spirit Award — Robert Altman Award" }, { yr: "2011", item: "Berlin International Film Festival — Competition" } ] }, { slug: "the-actor", title: "The Actor", tags: ["released"], titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_the_actor, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_the_actor_landscape, year: "2025", director: "Duke Johnson", writer: "Stephen Cooney, Duke Johnson, Donald E. Westlake", distributor: "NEON", status: "Released", medium: "Feature Film", logline: "Actor Paul Cole suffers memory loss after an assault in Ohio. Stranded in an unfamiliar town, he strives to return home and recover his past.", cast: "Gemma Chan · André Holland", recognition: [ { yr: "2025", item: "(Placeholder copy) Theatrical release — NEON" } ] }, { slug: "downtown-owl", title: "Downtown Owl", tags: ["released"], titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_downtown_owl, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_downtown_owl_landscape, year: "2023", director: "Hamish Linklater & Lily Rabe", writer: "Chuck Klosterman (novel), Hamish Linklater (screenplay)", distributor: "Screen Media", status: "Released", medium: "Feature Film", logline: "Based on the novel by Chuck Klosterman, Downtown Owl follows three isolated residents as they navigate the mundane heartbreaks and quiet, desperate routines of a rural North Dakota town in the lead-up to an impending 1983 super-blizzard that forces a sudden, life-or-death reckoning.", cast: "Lily Rabe · Vanessa Hudgens · Ed Harris", recognition: [ { yr: "2023", item: "(Placeholder copy) Tribeca Film Festival — Premiere" } ] }, { slug: "all-is-lost", title: "All Is Lost", tags: ["laura-rister"], titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_all_is_lost, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_all_is_lost_landscape, year: "2013", director: "J.C. Chandor", writer: "J.C. Chandor", distributor: "Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions", status: "Released", medium: "Feature Film", logline: "After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.", cast: "Robert Redford", recognition: [ { yr: "2014", item: "(Placeholder copy) Academy Award nomination — Best Sound Editing" }, { yr: "2013", item: "(Placeholder copy) Cannes Film Festival — Out of Competition" } ] }, { slug: "prisoners-of-the-ghostland", title: "Prisoners of the Ghostland", tags: ["laura-rister"], titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_prisoners_of_the_ghostland, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_prisoners_of_the_ghostland_landscape, year: "2021", director: "Sion Sono", writer: "Aaron Hendry & Reza Sixo Safai", distributor: "RLJE Films", status: "Released", medium: "Feature Film", logline: "A notorious criminal must break an evil curse in order to rescue an abducted girl who has mysteriously disappeared.", cast: "Nicolas Cage · Sofia Boutella", recognition: [ { yr: "2021", item: "(Placeholder copy) Sundance Film Festival — Midnight" } ] }, { slug: "lovelace", title: "Lovelace", tags: ["laura-rister"], titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_lovelace, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_lovelace_landscape, year: "2013", director: "Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman", writer: "Andy Bellin", distributor: "Radius-TWC", status: "Released", medium: "Feature Film", logline: "The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband before taking control of her life.", cast: "Amanda Seyfried · Peter Sarsgaard · Sharon Stone", recognition: [ { yr: "2013", item: "(Placeholder copy) Sundance Film Festival — Premiere" } ] }, { slug: "the-iceman", title: "The Iceman", tags: ["laura-rister"], titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_the_iceman, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_the_iceman_landscape, year: "2012", director: "Ariel Vromen", writer: "Morgan Land & Ariel Vromen", distributor: "Millennium Entertainment", status: "Released", medium: "Feature Film", logline: "The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When he was finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor his daughters had any clue about his real profession.", cast: "Michael Shannon · Chris Evans · James Franco · Winona Ryder", recognition: [ { yr: "2012", item: "(Placeholder copy) Venice Film Festival — Official Selection" } ] }, { slug: "breath", title: "Breath", tags: ["laura-rister"], titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_breath, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_breath_landscape, year: "2017", director: "Simon Baker", writer: "Gerard Lee, Simon Baker, Tim Winton", distributor: "FilmRise", status: "Released", medium: "Feature Film", logline: "After developing an interest in surfing, a teenage boy and his friend forge an unlikely friendship with an older surfer.", cast: "Simon Baker · Elizabeth Debicki · Richard Roxburgh", recognition: [ { yr: "2017", item: "(Placeholder copy) Toronto International Film Festival — Premiere" } ] }, { slug: "the-free-world", title: "The Free World", tags: ["laura-rister"], titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_the_free_world, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_the_free_world_landscape, year: "2016", director: "Jason Lew", writer: "Jason Lew", distributor: "IFC Films", status: "Released", medium: "Feature Film", logline: "A recently released former convict becomes involved with a married woman with an abusive husband.", cast: "Boyd Holbrook · Elisabeth Moss", recognition: [ { yr: "2016", item: "(Placeholder copy) Sundance Film Festival — Premiere" } ] }, { slug: "lawless", title: "Lawless", tags: ["laura-rister"], titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_lawless, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_lawless_landscape, year: "2012", director: "John Hillcoat", writer: "Nick Cave, Matt Bondurant", distributor: "The Weinstein Company", status: "Released", medium: "Feature Film", logline: "Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers is threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.", cast: "Tom Hardy · Shia LaBeouf · Jessica Chastain · Guy Pearce · Jason Clarke · Mia Wasikowska", recognition: [ { yr: "2012", item: "(Placeholder copy) Cannes Film Festival — In Competition" } ] }, { slug: "lovesong", title: "Lovesong", tags: ["laura-rister"], titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_lovesong, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_lovesong_landscape, year: "2016", director: "So Yong Kim", writer: "So Yong Kim, Bradley Rust Gray", distributor: "Strand Releasing", status: "Released", medium: "Feature Film", logline: "The relationship between two friends deepens during an impromptu road trip.", cast: "Riley Keough · Jena Malone · Cary Joji Fukunaga", recognition: [ { yr: "2016", item: "(Placeholder copy) Sundance Film Festival — Premiere" } ] }, { slug: "house-of-z", title: "House of Z", tags: ["laura-rister"], titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_house_of_z, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_house_of_z_landscape, year: "2017", director: "Sandy Chronopoulos", writer: "Sherien Barsoum, Sandy Chronopoulos", status: "Released", medium: "Documentary", logline: "A feature documentary on the life and career of designer Zac Posen.", recognition: [ { yr: "2017", item: "Tribeca Film Festival \u2014 Official Selection" } ] } ]; // Upcoming — clearly in-development, with screenplay treatment. const UPCOMING = [ { slug: "otherwise-engaged", workingTitle: "OTHERWISE ENGAGED", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_otherwise_engaged, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_otherwise_engaged_landscape, titleDisplay: "Otherwise Engaged", titleStyle: "uppercase", action: "Charlie (Jack Whitehall) is ready to marry the love of his life, Gabby (Zoë Kravitz), until his estranged father (Colin Firth), a fallen business tycoon fresh out of prison, shows up on their doorstep and soon falls for Gabby's fiercely independent mother (Halle Berry). Now, their parents' unlikely romance threatens to turn Charlie and Gabby's dream wedding into their worst nightmare.", by: "DIRECTED BY — SUZANNE FARWELL", director: "Suzanne Farwell", writer: "Gabriel Mizrahi, Suzanne Farwell", cast: "Halle Berry · Zoë Kravitz · Colin Firth · Jack Whitehall", medium: "Feature Film", status: "In Development", year: "2027" }, { slug: "the-turning-door", workingTitle: "THE TURNING DOOR", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_the_turning_door_landscape, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_the_turning_door_landscape, titleDisplay: "The Turning Door", titleStyle: "uppercase", action: "A little girl finds a mysterious box hidden in her parents' closet. As it grows into an open door, she falls through to another world called The Turning. There, she must embark on a great adventure of strange magic, wondrous creatures, and change all to return home and save her parents.", by: "DIRECTED BY — NICHOLAS BATEMAN", director: "Nicholas Bateman", writer: "Nicholas Bateman", cast: "Javier Bardem · Alicia Vikander · Jamie Dornan · Gillian Anderson · Bill Nighy · Jodie Turner-Smith · Anna Von Hausswolff · Marion Cotillard · Charlotte Rampling", medium: "Feature Film", status: "In Development", year: "2027" }, { slug: "no-way-off", workingTitle: "NO WAY OFF", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_no_way_off_poster, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_no_way_off_landscape, titleDisplay: "No Way Off", titleStyle: "uppercase", action: "Set almost entirely on a moving bus, it follows Laura, a single mother trapped with her infant son on Christmas Eve after boarding a vehicle driven by a faceless predator in a latex Santa mask. What begins as a disorienting ride soon escalates into a nightmarish fight for survival. With the help of an off-duty detective, Laura must outthink—not outrun—her captor before the bus reaches its final, deadly destination. Told entirely from Laura's perspective, the story offers an unrelenting sense of tension, both emotional and physical. It's an intimate psychological journey wrapped in the mechanics of a lean, genre-driven thriller, perfectly suited for domestic and international audiences drawn to high-concept, single-location films with heart and character.", by: "DIRECTED BY — BRIAN KELLY", director: "Brian Kelly", writer: "Gaby Hull", cast: "Maria Bakalova · Peter Mullan · Burn Gorman", medium: "Feature Film", status: "In Development", year: "2027" }, { slug: "the-official-mistress", workingTitle: "THE OFFICIAL MISTRESS", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_the_official_mistress, titleDisplay: "The Official Mistress", titleStyle: "uppercase", heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_the_official_mistress_landscape, director: "Matt Brown", writer: "Matt Brown", cast: "Mckenna Grace · Paul Walter Hauser · Louis Partridge", action: "Set in the final days of the French monarchy, prior to revolution, this wicked romantic comedy follows King Louis XVI (Paul Walter Hauser) — the last king of France — and his pursuit of Comtesse Madeleine de Vascone (Mckenna Grace) as \"la maîtresse-en-titre,\" a.k.a. the official mistress, to provoke his perceived impotence by country and court... and the humble, lowly cook René Rennault (Louis Partridge), who risks treason to become the king's taster — all to protect the would-be mistress to the king, Madeleine, who despite their underestimation, has ambitions and desires of her own.", by: "DIRECTED BY — MATT BROWN", medium: "Feature Film", status: "In Development", year: "2027" }, { slug: "wolf-creek-legacy", workingTitle: "WOLF CREEK LEGACY", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_wolf_creek_legacy, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_wolf_creek_legacy_landscape, titleDisplay: "Wolf Creek Legacy", titleStyle: "uppercase", action: "A family of American tourists wander innocently into Mick Taylor's hunting grounds. When the parents sacrifice themselves to save their children, the kids find themselves alone, lost and hunted in the vast Australian wilderness.", by: "DIRECTED BY — SEAN LAHIFF", director: "Sean Lahiff (Carnifex)", writer: "Duncan Samarasinghe", cast: "John Jarratt · Laura Gordon · Jay Ryan", medium: "Feature Film", status: "In Development", year: "2026" }, { slug: "wide-sargasso-sea", workingTitle: "WIDE SARGASSO SEA", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_wide_sargasso_sea, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_wide_sargasso_sea_landscape, titleDisplay: "Wide Sargasso Sea", titleStyle: "uppercase", action: "Wide Sargasso Sea is an adaptation of Jean Rhys' Caribbean gothic masterpiece that reimagines the haunted spaces before Jane Eyre. Set in the lush, beguiling landscape of post-emancipation Jamaica, it tells the story of Mr Rochester's first marriage to Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway, who would come to be known as 'The Mad Woman in the Attic'. A classic tale of love and betrayal, this will be an expansive fever dream that plays with the boundaries of time, memory and history to explore the entangled legacy of colonialism and a crumbling empire.", by: "DIRECTED BY — JENN NKIRU", director: "Jenn Nkiru", writer: "Jenn Nkiru & Amy Baty", cast: "Sadie Soverall · Joe Alwyn", medium: "Feature Film", status: "In Development", year: "2027" }, ]; const LIVE_EVENTS = [ { slug: "jerry-garcia-experience", title: "The Jerry Garcia Experience", titleStyle: "uppercase", poster: window.__resources.r_posters_jerry_garcia_experience, heroImage: window.__resources.r_posters_jerry_garcia_experience_landscape, year: "2027", logline: "The Jerry Garcia Experience is a touring, immersive entertainment production built around the life, music, and art of Jerry Garcia, engaging one of music's most loyal and durable fan bases through live performance and experiential design.\n\nJerry saw the need for each person to experience their own worldview, and share that with each other. Jerry\u2019s teachings have never mattered more. This is the only experiential exhibit Jerry Garcia personally worked on, built in collaboration with Cary Granat: a 40,000 sq ft, journey through his music, mind, and art, culminating in a live concert with surprise guests. This is not a concert & not a museum. Let Jerry open your mind and change how you see the world around you.\n\nComing early 2027." } ]; const PARTNERS = [ { name: "Untitled Entertainment", desc: "Long-standing relationship across talent management and production — Laura's home for over a decade.", tag: "Talent · Production · USA" }, { name: "BAFTA", desc: "Producer's membership and ongoing programming partnership.", tag: "Academy · UK" }, { name: "Producers Guild of America", desc: "PGA membership; standards, advocacy, and producers united.", tag: "Guild · USA" }, { name: "Film Independent", desc: "Long-time supporter — Spirit Awards, fellowships, and the Producers Lab.", tag: "Non-profit · USA" }, { name: "Television Academy", desc: "Member organisation; partner on emerging-media initiatives.", tag: "Academy · USA" }, { name: "Women in Film", desc: "Programming partner; mentorship and the next-generation slate.", tag: "Advocacy · USA" }, { name: "AUS · Co-Production Partner", desc: "Sydney-based finance and production partner on selected slate titles.", tag: "Finance · AU" }, { name: "UK · Co-Production Partner", desc: "London-based co-financier across feature and limited-series development.", tag: "Finance · UK" }, { name: "Saltwater", desc: "Affiliated venture — cultural infrastructure and community-driven platforms.", tag: "Strategic · USA" } ]; const TEAM = [ { name: "Laura Rister", role: "Co-Founder & CEO", headshot: window.__resources.r_team_laura_rister, short: "", bio: [ "Laura Rister is the Co-Founder and CEO of Esme Grace, a Los Angeles-based production and finance entertainment company with partnerships in Australia and the UK. An Emmy and Independent Spirit-nominated producer, she brings over two decades of experience across studio and independent film. Laura founded Esme Grace to build a global media ecosystem — developing trusted international partnerships to champion distinctive storytellers and original ideas.", "Her filmography includes The Tale (HBO Films), Mr. Malcolm’s List (Bleecker Street/Universal), JC Chandor’s Oscar-nominated Margin Call and All Is Lost (Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions), and Michael Mann’s Ferrari (NEON), among many other notable achievements in cinema. She's known for championing stories with lasting emotional resonance.", "Laura spent 15 years producing and running production at Untitled Entertainment, and began her career in film as an executive at Miramax Films, following an early start in media at CNN in Washington, D.C. She is a patron of Women in Film, and Esme Grace is a sponsor of the Sundance Institute. She is also a proud member of BAFTA, The Television Academy, Producers United, the PGA and Film Independent." ], creditsLabel: "", credits: [] }, { name: "Tom McLeod", role: "Co-Founder", headshot: window.__resources.r_team_tom_mcleod, short: "", bio: [ "Tom McLeod is a 5x serial entrepreneur. Currently he is the President of Saltwater after exiting Arkive; the world's first distributed museum curated and owned by a global community. Arkive pioneered a new form of patronage – a public museum you can invest in.", "Prior to Arkive he was the CEO and Founder of Omni (exited to Coinbase in 2019). Before that he founded, PageLime (acquired by SurrealCMS in 2015), LolConnect (acquired by Tencent in 2012), and Imaginary Feet which developed 15+ profitable iPhone apps enjoyed by over 10 million users. Along with a passion for tech and the arts, Tom has a dedicated interest in service and supporting diverse communities. He sits on the board of the Camelback Ventures and advises numerous founders and startups." ], creditsLabel: "", credits: [] }, { name: "Mark Driver", role: "Strategic Financial Architect", short: "Deal structuring, underwriting, investor relations. Three turnarounds, one bank from $190M to $1B.", bio: [ "Mark's background is uniquely suited to his role at Esme Grace, where he is responsible for deal structuring, underwriting production loans, investor relations, legal affairs, operations, accounting, compliance, risk management, and financial analysis.", "Mark began his career in commercial banking, rising to Senior Vice President and Treasurer at Atlantic Southern Bank, where he oversaw investment portfolios, interest rate risk, M&A modeling, and IT infrastructure as the bank scaled from $190 million to over $1 billion in assets.", "He later transitioned into entrepreneurship, leading multiple turnarounds as CEO of Summit Innovations and Park Pointe Financial. At Summit, he rebuilt a distressed chemical distributor into a $5 million revenue success story within 20 months.", "Before Esme Grace, Mark served as CFO of Griffin Technology Academies, securing regulatory approval of a $48 million bond for campus renovations, leading the finance, HR and technology teams in overhauling an outdated accounting platform, conducting forensic audits, and resolving multiple legal actions." ], creditsLabel: "Selected Roles", credits: ["Atlantic Southern Bank — SVP & Treasurer", "State Bank & Trust — Financial Architect", "Summit Innovations — CEO", "Park Pointe Financial — CEO", "Griffin Technology Academies — CFO"] }, { name: "Elizabeth Simard", role: "Director of Development", short: "Bio to be announced.", bio: [ "Full bio forthcoming." ], creditsLabel: "", credits: [] } ]; Object.assign(window, { TWEAK_DEFAULTS, PALETTES, FONT_PAIRS, PROJECTS, UPCOMING, LIVE_EVENTS, PARTNERS, TEAM });