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Sarah Esberg
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Sarah Esberg joined Drew Goddard's production firm, Goddard Textiles, as president, after working as a producer and executive for Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment. She executive produced TV shows including Netflix's "The OA" and Starz's "Sweetbitter," as well as filmmaker-driven films like Felix van Groeningen's "Beautiful Boy," Bong Joon Ho's "Okja," and Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight" and "If Beale Street Could Talk." She is developing a wide range of programs for Disney's linear and streaming platforms, including FX, Hulu, Disney+, and ABC, at Goddard Textiles. She is also producing a number of multi-genre films. Her current projects include the highly anticipated next installment of the Warner Bros. "The Matrix" franchise, which Goddard will write and direct; Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's "Project Hail, Mary," starring Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller, which Goddard wrote; and "High Potential," starring Kaitlin Olson. Esberg, who has degrees from Stanford University and UCLA School of Law, started her career as a low-budget indie film producer for producer/director Roger Corman's production firm.
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Open Doors: Cinema That Sees Everyone
From a deaf drummer to a queer romance in space, these eight films expand who gets to be a hero, a lover, a survivor. A journey through inclusive storytelling t...
8 films
What We Make Monsters Of
A creature feature is rarely about the creature. From Na Hong-jin's Hope to a Scottish island burning its own kindness, this is a chain about communities that d...
8 films
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