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Esmé von Hoffman

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Esmé von Hoffman is an award-winning director, writer, and producer. Her acclaimed debut feature film Ovid and the Art of Love starring Corbin Bleu, John Savage and Tara Summers has made movies-to-watch lists on publications such as Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, IndieWire, Variety and more. Her work has been described as "beautiful, remarkable, original" by Film Threat, "clever" by RogerEbert, and "charming" by Forbes. Previous to her feature filmmaking, she also served as a producer at the Food Network and has worked on short films for organizations such as MindBodyGreen, American Association for the Advancement of Science and Flatiron Health among others. She studied history, screenwriting, and drama at Yale University and initially worked as an actress and freelance journalist in New York before moving on to filmmaking.

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Ovid and the Art of Love

Writer

In this fresh retelling of the famed Ancient Roman poet's life set in contemporary Detroit, the young Ovid finds his life in danger when he clashes with the emperor by writing a guide to love and seduction.

Ovid and the Art of Love

Director

Listen Up Philip

Assistant Editor

Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend Ashley, and his own indifference to promoting the novel. When Philip's idol Ike Zimmerman offers his isolated summer home as a refuge, he finally gets the peace and quiet to focus on his favorite subject: himself.

The Sixth Year

Editor

The Sixth Year is an art world drama series in five episodes, which re-interprets the format of the TV series. Set in the New York art world, it stages the backstage and theatricalizes the social interactions and power games, the aspirations, passions, and everyday realities of the field. The screenplay is based on interviews with artists, curators, gallerists, collectors, and art advisors, whose opinions, anecdotes, and gossip it abstracts and extrapolates into a fictional narrative.

Once More With Feeling

April

A midlife crisis dramatic comedy about a man who pursues his old ambition to become a singer through karaoke.

The Cake Eaters

Production Assistant

The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg. Eldest son and struggling musician Guy moves back to town, feeling guilty that he missed the funeral. His brother, Beagle, who was his mother's caretaker, falls for Marg's granddaughter, Georgia, a chronically ill girl who fears her time is growing short.