Director Ella Ezeike has joined production house Eleanor for her first U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content.
Drawn to narrative-style films but unafraid to waver from linear structure, Ezeike has turned out such work as Words We Don’t Say, a poignant exploration of the relationship between an estranged immigrant father and his American-born daughter. The short was inspired by Ezeike’s conversations with friends about the complexities of intergenerational communication. “I thought of making Words We Don’t Say to humanize our fathers, but not alienate the experiences of their daughters,” shared Ezeike whose cinematic portfolio is a journey into ethereal visual worlds steeped in character and emotion. For Ezeike, filmmaking is a powerful outlet for emotion, and an avenue to explore the nuances of identity.
Ezeike’s ad credits include work for such brands as Zalando and Highsnobiety. She is repped in the U.K. market by Partizan.
Sophie Gold, president of Eleanor, said, “I love Ella’s work. The way that she began her directing journey blew me away. Film is not an easy medium, and she entered this world shooting exclusively on film. That demands an incredible decisiveness and taste level. That impeccable discernment shines throughout her stunning body of work.”
Of her new production company roost, Ezeike said, “I feel like my work is understood here. “Eleanor is very targeted with the kind of work that they want to make. And the kind of directors they’re bringing on. For me, when I met Sophie, the founder, I just felt like she was no bullshit. And I love personality types like that. Because you know what you’re getting from them. There’s no smoke and mirrors. I feel like I’ll be looked after here.”
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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