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E2 Films was founded in 2015 by writer/director/actor Emilio Estevez with the mission of “making movies that matter.”
From the wacky 1990 comedy “Men at Work” which at its core is about corruption and pollution of the Santa Monica Bay, Emilio has been inspired and drawn to tell stories that revolve around issues which impact our daily lives. “The War at Home” his 1996 film about the ravages of untreated PTSD has on a Texas family is an example. But perhaps his motion picture “Bobby,” nominated for a Golden Globe Best Picture, a SAG Best Ensemble and Venice Film Festival Golden Lion award in 2006 is the film that set the tone for Estevez as a filmmaker best of all.
"Bobby" takes place on the eve of the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968. Estevez created a film that he called a “love letter to America,” which drew parallels with social issues of the day to contemporary culture.
In 2017, E2 Films produced the ensemble comedy/drama “The Public” featuring Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, Gabrielle Union, Michael K. Williams, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater and Estevez. Set in the Cincinnati Public Library in the dead of winter, the film tackles some of the big social issues or our time: homelessness, media bias, excessive force by police and the critical importance of access to information no matter one’s economic status.
The Public was theatrically released in 2019 through Universal and Greenwich Studios.
In 2023, E2 Films oversaw the theatrical re-release and rebranding of the 2011 indie hit “The Way,” written produced and directed by Estevez and starring Martin Sheen.
Through a partnership with AMC and Fathom Events, “The Way” returned to US theaters for a one night, single showing of the film where it ranked in the top five position for the night. The film has been reintroduced to a new audience and is currently enjoying a robust run across all major streaming platforms in the United States and Latin America.
E2 Films is currently in pre-production on “The Way: Chapter 2” a sequel/prequel to “The Way,” again starring Mr. Sheen.
E2 Films is developing several exciting original projects which are currently in the pipeline.
the way: chapter 2
Ten years after Tom, Sarah, Joost and Jack ended their pilgrimage on El Camino de Santiago...Tom is now embedded with Doctors Without Borders in northern Nigeria, performing surgery in the war zone. When Sarah sends him Jack’s bestselling book based on their shared experience, a disturbing secret is revealed. Enraged, Tom leaves to search for Jack and find answers to questions that have haunted him for a decade. His journey, which reunites him with Joost and leads them through Amsterdam, Dublin, Brussels and France before returning to Spain and the Camino.
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