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Director Ella Ezeike joins Eleanor
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For Ezeike, filmmaking is a powerful outlet for emotion and an avenue to explore the nuances of identity.
Director Ella Ezeike is the newest, electrifying addition to Eleanor’s US roster.
Shooting entirely on film, Ezeike's cinematic portfolio is a journey into ethereal visual worlds steeped in character and emotion. For Ezeike, filmmaking is a powerful outlet for emotion and an avenue to explore the nuances of identity.
Drawn to narrative-style films but unafraid to waver from linear structure, Ezeike’s work pulses with emotive vulnerability–performance and soundscape working in harmony to create a powerful feeling within her audience.
Conversations with friends discussing the complexities of intergenerational communication inspired Words We Don’t Say, a poignant exploration of the relationship between an estranged immigrant father and his American-born daughter. “I thought of making Words We Don't Say, to humanise our fathers, but not alienate the experience of their daughters,” says Ezeike.
Eleanor President Sophie Gold was struck by Ezeike’s eye, “I love Ella’s work. The way that she began her directing journey blew me away. Film is not an easy medium, and she entered this world shooting exclusively on film. That demands an incredible decisiveness and taste level. That impeccable discernment shines throughout her stunning body of work.”
“I feel like my work is understood here,” says Ezeike. Ezeike and Eleanor are a perfect fit, “Eleanor is very targeted with the kind of work that they want to make. And the kind of directors they're bringing on. For me, when I met Sophie, the founder, I just felt like she was no bullshit. And I love personality types like that. Because you know what you're getting from them. There's no smoke and mirrors. I feel like I'll be looked after here.”
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