Editing Emilio Estevez (section)

===Directing career===
Aside from acting, Estevez has also directed television shows and motion pictures. He made his directorial debut with the 1986 film ''Wisdom'', which made Estevez the youngest actor ever to write, direct, and star in a single major motion picture. Most recently he has directed episodes of the television series ''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home]]'', ''[[The Guardian (TV series)|The Guardian]]'', ''[[CSI: NY]]'', and ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numb3rs]]''. The films he has directed include ''Men at Work'' and ''The War at Home''.<ref name="T"/>

He directed the 2006 film ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'', which took over six years to write. Producing the film nearly bankrupted him as the domestic box office gross was not able to cover [[production costs]].<ref name="dt"/> The movie gained him fans outside the US, mainly in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviehole.net/201143550-congrats-to-emilio-estevez-the-way-lands-distribution|title=Congrats to Emilio Estevez; The Way lands distribution|date=July 29, 2011|last=Clint|first=Caffeinated|publisher=Moviehole|access-date=August 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108013219/http://moviehole.net/201143550-congrats-to-emilio-estevez-the-way-lands-distribution|archive-date=November 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He won a Hollywood Film Award and received a seven-minute standing ovation at the [[Venice Film Festival]].<ref name="BH"/>

In 2010, Estevez filmed a new project, ''[[The Way (2010 film)|The Way]]'', in Spain where he directed his father in a story about a man who decides to make the [[Camino de Santiago]] after the death of his son in the French Pyrénées. It was released in the United States on October 7, 2011.<ref name="LM"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=17731|title=A father and son project: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez discuss The Way|last=Siedlecka|first=Jo|date=February 24, 2011|publisher=[[Independent Catholic News]]|access-date=March 17, 2011}}</ref>

In 2018, Estevez released ''[[The Public (film)|The Public]]'', a film featuring Estevez himself as writer, director, and cast member. The film, also starring [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Christian Slater]], and [[Jena Malone]], premiered worldwide at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ikonlondonmagazine.com/the-public-film-premiere-at-the-tiff-2018/|title=Alec Baldwin 'The Public' Film Premiere at Toronto Film Festival 2018|website= Ikon London Magazine|first1=Tamara|last1=Orlova-Alvarez |first2=Joe|last2=Alvarez|date=September 10, 2018|access-date=September 29, 2018}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ikonlondonmagazine.com/emilio-estevez-on-homelessness-at-the-toronto-premiere-of-the-public/|title= Emilio Estevez on Homelessness at the Toronto Premiere of The Public|website= Ikon London Magazine|first1=Tamara|last1=Orlova-Alvarez |first2=Joe|last2=Alvarez|date=September 27, 2018|access-date=September 29, 2018}}</ref>