Person
Esmé von Hoffman
Directing
Biography
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.
Known for
I Married a Mobster
Susan
The Cake Eaters
Production Assistant
Listen Up Philip
Assistant Editor
Ovid and the Art of Love
Director
Once More With Feeling
April
The Sixth Year
Editor
Filmography
- 2019Ovid and the Art of LoveDirector
- 2014Listen Up PhilipAssistant Editor
- 2013The Sixth YearEditor
- 2011I Married a MobsterSusan
- 2009Once More With FeelingApril
- 2007The Cake EatersProduction Assistant
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