Esmerel in Motion

Esmerel in Motion supports films that focus on social awareness, typically around mental issues.

Mission: To help people understand each other.

Principles

• Listen. Listen to others, listen to those you disagree with, just listen. It's about the connection.
• Focus on healing, rather than vengeance.
• The most interesting people in the world are the ones who don't think like you do.
• When possible, make a positive statement. Try to take the positive view. Focus on hope and possibility.

Films so far

• Royal Blood. A privileged young woman tries to find the compassionate higher ground when she is torn between the narcissistic insecurities of her former beauty queen mother, and The Queen, a mentally ill homeless woman who puts on regal airs.
  We funded this film about homelessness and connection that won the Best Short Film Award at the Milton Film Festival in 2018. We really enjoyed being on set for the filming.
• Transfer. When a young man tries to help a suicidal woman, she uses him to reawaken her sexuality, leaving him to deal with the consequences.
  We wrote this film ourselves as well as funding it and again we were on set for the shoot.
• The Cunning. A teenager with Down syndrome fights deadly accusations of witchcraft in 18th century Britain.
  This film is doing really well at festivals! We helped with funding and had a bit of script input. We also (virtually) visited the set.
• An Irish Goodbye. A young man with Down syndrome and his estranged brother connect while trying to do all the things on their mother's unfulfilled bucket list. Watch the trailer.
  This film won the 2023 Best Live Action Short Film Oscar! We helped fund post-production so we weren't executive producers - but we get "special thanks" in the list of cast and crew, which is pretty cool. And they sang Happy Birthday to James onstage which is even more cool!

Got an idea? Or a script? We're always looking for more projects and opportunities. Write to us at Esmerel in Motion.

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Esmerel in Motion last updated 10 Jan 2023. This site is maintained by Stewart.