Hate Crime

Film & Synopsis

As a killer is executed for murdering a young gay man, two sets of parents struggle to deal with the consequences of fear and repression. As the clock ticks toward midnight and the execution, these two families are on a collision course to confront how this happened and who is to blame. Stark and foreboding, this story is told between the lines. It tells you nothing, but you know everything.

Filmmaker & Bio

Esteb is a versatile filmmaker that has worked as an actor, a Hollywood screenwriter and directed commercials, music videos, documentaries and features. His films include the just completed family drama Heartland, starring Amy Redford and John Schneider, Dirty Politics, a dark comedy starring Judd Nelson, Beau Bridges and Howard Hesseman, and Baller Blockin', a rap film for Universal (Lil Wayne).