Yale Productions

YALE ENTERTAINMENT IS A FILMMAKER-DRIVEN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP COMPRISED OF YALE PRODUCTIONS, LAFAYETTE PICTURES, AND GREAT ESCAPE. Yale Productions is an independent feature film production company that produces and executive produces high-quality, innovative films at conservative budgets, maximizing the possibility of creative and commercial success. Previous films include "Becky," starring Lulu Wilson and Kevin James, which was released in June 2020 and became the #1 grossing movie at the box office, Netflix’s “Stowaway,” starring Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette, and Daniel Dae Kim, a most popular film on Netflix in April 2021, and “Separation,” starring Rupert Friend, Brian Cox, and Madeline Brewer, which appeared on 2,000 screens in its 2021 theatrical release. In 2022, Yale Entertainment announced the launch of its international sales company, Great Escape. Led by Nick Donnermeyer, the former president of Bleiberg Entertainment, Great Escape is dedicated to selling elevated genre films in addition to prestige festival titles. In partnership with Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, and Jesse Korman of Yale Entertainment, Katie Holmes launched her new production label, Lafayette Pictures, in 2021. Lafayette Pictures is committed to Katie’s vision for films and television shows.