Directing Career
Aside from acting, Estevez has also directed television shows and motion pictures. He made his directorial debut with the film Wisdom, which made Emilio the youngest person to ever write, direct, and star in, a single major motion picture. Most recently, he has directed episodes of the television series Cold Case, Close to Home, The Guardian, CSI: NY and Numb3rs. The films he has directed include Men at Work and The War at Home.
His most famous film was Bobby, which took over six years to write. Producing the film nearly bankrupted him as the domestic box office gross was not able to cover production costs. The movie scored him some fans outside of the states, mainly in Europe. He won a Hollywood Film Award and received an unprecedented 7 minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.
Estevez has stated that he will direct and star in an independent film called The Bang Bang Club, and that he currently has six screenplays that he has written that remain unproduced. Estevez said during an interview after one of the first screenings of Bobby that his next film will likely be Johnny Longshot.
Under Estevez Sheen Productions, a Warner Bros.-affiliated company, Emilio filmed his latest project, The Way, in Spain where he directs his father in a story about a man who decides to make the Camino de Santiago after the tragic death of his son in the French Pyrénées. It was released in the United States on October 7, 2011.
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