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Mel Eslyn

Born August 19, 1983 · Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA (age 43)

Mel Eslyn (born August 19, 1983) is an American film producer, director and writer. She produced the 2014 Sundance Film Festival hit The One I Love, directed by Charlie McDowell and starring Elizabeth Moss, Mark Duplass, and Ted Danson. At the 2013 SXSW Film Festival Mel premiered Dayna Hanson's Imrovement Club, which played in competition and is currently still on the festival circuit. Her featu…

Known For

21 & Over

21 & Over · 2013

Brilliant student Jeff Chang has the most important interview of his life tomorrow. But today is still his birthday, what starts off as a casual celebration with friends evolves into a night of debauchery that risks to derail his life plan.

Safety Not Guaranteed

Safety Not Guaranteed · 2012

Safety Not Guaranteed

MovieComedyRomance

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

The One I Love

The One I Love · 2014

MovieRomanceComedy

Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend.

Your Sister's Sister

Your Sister's Sister · 2011

Your Sister's Sister

Iris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family's island getaway after the death of his brother. At their remote cabin, Jack's drunken encounter with Hannah, Iris' sister, kicks off a revealing stretch of days.

Spin Me Round

Spin Me Round · 2022

MovieRomanceComedy

When the manager of an Italian restaurant chain wins the opportunity to attend the franchise’s educational immersion program in Italy, what she thought would be a romantic getaway devolves into chaos and catastrophe.

The Overnight

The Overnight · 2015

MovieMysteryComedy

Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.

Horse Girl

Horse Girl · 2020

A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.

The Bronze

The Bronze · 2016

MovieDramaComedy

In 2004, Hope Ann Greggory became an American hero after winning the bronze medal for the women's gymnastics team. Today, she's still living in her small hometown, washed-up and embittered. Stuck in the past, Hope must reassess her life when a promising young gymnast threatens her local celebrity status.

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21 & Over

21 & Over · 2013

Brilliant student Jeff Chang has the most important interview of his life tomorrow. But today is still his birthday, what starts off as a casual celebration with friends evolves into a night of debauchery that risks to derail his life plan.

First Assistant Director

Safety Not Guaranteed

Safety Not Guaranteed · 2012

Safety Not Guaranteed

MovieComedyRomance

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

First Assistant Director

The One I Love

The One I Love · 2014

MovieRomanceComedy

Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend.

Producer

Your Sister's Sister

Your Sister's Sister · 2011

Your Sister's Sister

Iris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family's island getaway after the death of his brother. At their remote cabin, Jack's drunken encounter with Hannah, Iris' sister, kicks off a revealing stretch of days.

Co-Producer

Spin Me Round

Spin Me Round · 2022

MovieRomanceComedy

When the manager of an Italian restaurant chain wins the opportunity to attend the franchise’s educational immersion program in Italy, what she thought would be a romantic getaway devolves into chaos and catastrophe.

Producer

The Overnight

The Overnight · 2015

MovieMysteryComedy

Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.

Executive Producer

Horse Girl

Horse Girl · 2020

A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.

Executive Producer

The Bronze

The Bronze · 2016

MovieDramaComedy

In 2004, Hope Ann Greggory became an American hero after winning the bronze medal for the women's gymnastics team. Today, she's still living in her small hometown, washed-up and embittered. Stuck in the past, Hope must reassess her life when a promising young gymnast threatens her local celebrity status.

Executive Producer

Tangerine

Tangerine · 2015

MovieComedyDrama

It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity.

Executive Producer

Creep 2

Creep 2 · 2017

MovieHorrorThriller

After finding an ad online for “video work,” Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer. Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on, she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole from which she can’t escape.

Executive Producer

Magic Hour

Magic Hour · 2026

MovieDramaMystery

Erin and Charlie escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship.

Executive Producer

The Baltimorons

The Baltimorons · 2025

The Baltimorons

MovieComedyDrama

A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together.

Executive Producer

The Knife

The Knife · 2025

MovieDramaThriller

All Chris wants is to build a promising future for his wife, Alex, and their two daughters—a young family chasing the American Dream. But one fateful night, their world is upended when a stranger mysteriously appears in their home. As tensions rise and unsettling revelations come to light, they must also face Detective Carlsen, whose relentless pursuit of the truth threatens to unravel everything.

Executive Producer

Laggies

Laggies · 2014

MovieComedyDrama

Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to, Megan is comfortable lagging a few steps behind - while her friends check off milestones and celebrate their new grown-up status. When her high-school sweetheart proposes, Megan panics and- given an unexpected opportunity to escape for a week - hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year old Annika and Annika's world-weary single dad Craig.

Line Producer

Potato Dreams of America

Potato Dreams of America · 2021

Potato Dreams of America

MovieComedyDrama

A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the 90s.

Executive Producer

Blue Jay

Blue Jay · 2016

MovieDramaRomance

Meeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past.

Executive Producer

Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off

Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off · 2022

Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off

MovieDocumentary

A wide-ranging, definitive look at Hawk’s life and iconic career, and his relationship with the sport with which he’s been synonymous for decades, featuring unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage, and interviews with Hawk and prominent figures in the sport including Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Neil Blender, Andy MacDonald, Duane Peters, Sean Mortimer, and Christian Hosoi.

Executive Producer

Language Lessons

Language Lessons · 2021

Language Lessons

MovieDramaComedy

For his 45th birthday, wealthy Californian Adam receives a surprise gift from his choreographer partner: 100 weekly Spanish lessons with Cariño, a vivacious expat who teaches virtually from her home in Costa Rica. Adam's unconvinced at first; a self-described “creature-of-habit”, he’s unsure about where or how this new element will fit into his carefully-structured routine.

Executive Producer

Young Hearts

Young Hearts · 2020

MovieRomanceComedy

Two young neighbors embark on a first love relationship in which they struggle to remain kids amid the complexities of modern adolescence.

Executive Producer

Duck Butter

Duck Butter · 2018

MovieDramaRomance

Dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating, strangers Naima and Sergio make a pact to spend 24 straight hours together in an attempt to fast forward their relationship.

Executive Producer

Last Stop Larrimah: Murder Down Under

Last Stop Larrimah: Murder Down Under · 2023

Last Stop Larrimah: Murder Down Under

MovieDocumentary

Nestled deep in the Australian Outback is the town of Larrimah and its 11 eccentric residents. When one of them mysteriously disappears into thin air, the remaining residents become suspects and a long history of infighting is unveiled.

Executive Producer

Touchy Feely

Touchy Feely · 2013

Abby is a sought after massage therapist and a free spirit, while her brother Paul thrives on routine, running a failing dental practice with his assistant and daughter Jenny. Suddenly, Abby develops an aversion to bodily contact, which not only makes her unable to do her job, but also severely affects her relationship with her boyfriend. As Abby navigates her way through an identity crisis, her brother's dental practice receives new life when clients seek out his “healing touch.”

Co-Producer

The Miseducation of Bindu

The Miseducation of Bindu · 2019

The Miseducation of Bindu

All Bindu needs to test out of high school is $53.75—by seventh period. Then maybe she can convince her mom to move the family back to India and leave her annoying new American stepdad behind in the US. One of the winning titles of Mark and Jay Duplass’ Campaign to find America’s Next Generation of Indie Filmmakers.

Executive Producer

Unlovable

Unlovable · 2018

MovieComedyDrama

A sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.

Executive Producer

Room 104

Room 104 · 2017

SeriesMysteryDrama

An anthology series set in a single hotel room, where every guest who comes to stay reveals a unique set of circumstances and quirks.

Writer

Togetherness

Togetherness · 2015

SeriesComedyDrama

Four adults nearing 40, living under the same roof, struggle to keep their relationships and their individual dreams alive.

Executive Producer

Animals.

Animals. · 2016

SeriesAnimationComedy

An animated comedy focusing on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least-habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons or aging bedbugs in the midst of a midlife crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes of non-human urbanites prove startlingly similar to our own.

Executive Producer

Cinema Toast

Cinema Toast · 2021

Re-edited and re-scored footage from public domain films, overdubbed with performances of contemporary actors to tell new, wholly original stories.

Executive Producer

Somebody Somewhere

Somebody Somewhere · 2022

Somebody Somewhere

SeriesComedyDrama

Sam is a true Kansan on the surface but beneath it all struggles to fit the hometown mold. As she grapples with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam’s saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders that don’t fit in but don’t give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere.

Executive Producer

The Creep Tapes

The Creep Tapes · 2024

The Creep Tapes

SeriesMysteryDrama

A secluded serial killer lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer's questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.

Executive Producer

Hoarders

Hoarders · 2009

SeriesDocumentaryReality

Each episode of Hoarders is a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a personal crisis.

Writer

OUT THERE: Crimes of the Paranormal

OUT THERE: Crimes of the Paranormal · 2024

OUT THERE: Crimes of the Paranormal

SeriesDocumentaryCrime

Go inside eight true crime cases with shocking encounters with the paranormal world - through eyewitness accounts, expert interviews, and all-new investigations. In each case, amidst an agonizing search for answers, one rumor emerges from the pack: something inhuman is afoot.

Executive Producer

Wild Wild Country

Wild Wild Country · 2018

Wild Wild Country

SeriesDocumentaryCrime

When a controversial cult leader builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.

Executive Producer

Penelope

Penelope · 2024

A restless teenager who questions her place in the world embarks on a soul-searching journey into the remote wilderness of the Pacific Northwest.

Executive Producer

Evil Genius

Evil Genius · 2018

SeriesDocumentaryCrime

This baffling true crime story starts with the grisly death of a pizza man who robs a bank with a bomb around his neck - and gets weirder from there.

Executive Producer

American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders

American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders · 2024

American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders

SeriesDocumentaryCrime

An investigative journalist pursuing a political conspiracy known as the Octopus is found dead in his hotel room. Decades later, new details emerge.

Executive Producer

The Lady and the Dale

The Lady and the Dale · 2021

The Lady and the Dale

SeriesDocumentary

This documentary series explores an audacious 1970s auto scam centered around mysterious transgender entrepreneur Elizabeth Carmichael, who rose to prominence when she released the Dale, a fuel-efficient three-wheeled vehicle during the 1970s gas crisis.

Executive Producer

Shook

A scripted single-camera narrative, “Shook” centers around Mia, a 15-year-old who yearns to dance professionally but is hindered by daily obligations to her little sister, Skylar, and their single mom, a registered nurse.

Executive Producer

The Long Long Night

The Long Long Night · 2024

The Long Long Night

Follows lifelong best friends struggling to find purpose six months after tragedy strikes; stars actual childhood friends Mark Duplass and Barret O'Brien who slowly developed the 6-part first season.

Executive Producer

Sasquatch

Sasquatch · 2021

SeriesDocumentaryMystery

Investigative journalist David Holthouse attempts to solve a bizarre twenty-five year old triple homicide that was said to be the work of a mythical creature.

Executive Producer

On Tour with Asperger's Are Us

On Tour with Asperger's Are Us · 2019

On Tour with Asperger's Are Us

SeriesDocumentaryComedy

Four comics with Asperger's syndrome cram into an RV that's on the verge of exploding and embark on their first cross-country tour, testing their understanding of friendship, comedy and carburetors.

Executive Producer