PRODUCES:
Independent feature films.
HAS:
20 to 25 projects in the works at the moment.
NEEDS:
To find an apartment.
“I feel way more inspired by Seattle [than Los Angeles],” says Mel Eslyn, the independent film producer whose current slate includes five movies in release between now and the end of the year: Uncle Kent 2, The Intervention, Dreamland, Blue Jay, and Rainbow Time. “I feel way more at peace and at home here.”
She also has two other projects in production, three in postproduction, six in some form of active development, eight on which she’s serving as an adviser/mentor—all told, 20 to 25 works in progress. In addition to her work as head of indie film content for Duplass Brothers Productions, and traveling between her home in Seattle, her office in LA, and the location shoots of her various projects, she’s also branching out into writing with an eye toward her ultimate goal of directing her own projects. For a filmmaker, this is a good kind of busy.
