Overview
- In a Jan. 30 Instagram video, Esposito said she was leaving the home she mortgaged to self-finance her 2023 directorial debut, Fresh Kills.
- In a follow-up post on Wednesday, she said the sale paid off the mortgage and directed fans to a crowdfunding effort for her next film, Mary Rides the F Train.
- Fresh Kills drew positive reviews but reportedly grossed about $68,000 on a roughly $2 million budget.
- Esposito has said financiers offered about $5 million only if a male director took over the project, an offer she declined.
- She says she used her house to "save" the film after producer problems, while peers including Debra Messing, Don Cheadle and Jerry O’Connell publicly urged audiences to watch it.