
Emerson Moore
Directing
Biography
Emerson Moore is an American filmmaker known for his work as a director, writer, and editor. He made his directorial debut with Escape The Field (2022), a survival mystery about six strangers who wake up trapped in a vast cornfield, forced to solve cryptic puzzles to escape. Starring Shane West, Theo Rossi, and Jordan Claire Robbins, the film highlighted Moore's visual storytelling and ability to craft tension and intrigue. Escape The Field found success with a theatrical release from Lionsgate and an exclusive acquisition by Peacock. Moore's previous works include writing and directing the short film It Lives Below (2019), editing the films Back on the Strip (2023) and Ghosts of War (2020), and executive producing Assassination Nation (2018).
Known For

After an anonymous hacker begins leaking the private data of thousands living in a small American town, the townspeople spiral into madness, with four high school seniors at the center of the maelstrom.
Assassination Nation

Stranded on a desolate road at night, a troubled mother and her daughter are stalked by a terrifying woodland creature while confronting the trauma of their fractured relationship.
The Monster

At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.
After the Dark

A group of World War II American soldiers encounter a supernatural enemy as they occupy a French castle previously under Nazi control.
Ghosts of War

Los Reyes County, Arizona. Leland, a retired lawman, works with Wallace, the new sheriff who replaces him, when a vicious hit man, sent by a Mexican drug cartel, threatens their border small town.
The Hollow Point

Six strangers suddenly awaken in a remote, endless cornfield. Stripped of their possessions, they are left with only six items: a gun with a single bullet, matches, a lantern, a knife, a compass, and a flask of water. As mysterious sirens blare in the distance and traps appear at every turn, the group realizes it’s been plunged into a cat-and-mouse game with an unseen evil, and survival depends upon solving a diabolical and deadly puzzle.
Escape the Field

Aspiring magician Merlin moves to Las Vegas but gets waylaid by his natural gifts and a place with the black male strippers The Chocolate Chips.
Back on the Strip
A couple encounters a sinister presence at a hotel.