Esme Grace

Esme Grace Media (operating also as Esme Grace Media/COIL) is a filmmaker-driven independent film production and finance company based in Los Angeles, co-founded by producer Laura Rister (formerly Head of Production at Untitled Entertainment) and entrepreneur Tom McLeod. The company focuses on prestige independent feature films, often partnering with financiers such as Three Point Capital, and is known for its involvement in Michael Mann's Ferrari (2023), Downtown Owl (2023), and The Actor (2025). In 2023, Esme Grace formed a strategic alliance with British sales and distribution company Mister Smith Entertainment to co-develop prestige independent features.