Zoe Eisenberg

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Zoe Eisenberg

Zoe Eisenberg is an American filmmaker, writer and circus producer. Zoë creates stories and spaces in and about her home on Hawai’i island. Her work has been supported by Tribeca Studios and Netflix, and has played on PBS, Hawaiian Airlines, and theatrically across Hawai’i. Her solo debut feature film CHAPERONE was premiered in the Slamdance 2024 film festival. Zoë is the co-founder of Aerial Art…

Known For

StokeStoke · 2019
Stoke
2019
MovieDrama
A struggling tourist hires two wannabe tour guides to take her to an active volcano.
ChaperoneChaperone · 2025
Chaperone
6.02025
MovieDrama
Set in rural Hawai’i and featuring an entirely AANHPI cast, Chaperone follows Misha, an unambitious 29-year-old woman who finds a dangerous acceptance in a bright 18-year-old athlete who mistakes her for a fellow high school student.
The Bone of a WhaleThe Bone of a Whale · 2016
The Bone of a Whale
2016
MovieDrama
The lives of two beach drifters are interrupted by the discovery of a mysterious bone.
ThroupleThrouple · 2015
Throuple
4.32015
MovieDrama
A conflicted young couple, a poly amorous trio trying to dig a hole, and a mysterious recluse spin a tale of love, murder and madness.
InheritanceInheritance · 2022
Inheritance
7.42022
MovieDrama
At dawn, Kelsey Akioka hikes out onto the Kalapana lava fields with a camera in hand and 80 lbs of gear on his back. We observe his methodical photography process amid one of nature’s most beautiful and chaotic events. Under the shade of a pop-up tent, he sells these photos at a small makeshift marketplace to apathetic tourists. By the end of the day, Kelsey returns home, exhausted and worn, to his son and elderly father. When he learns his friend is sacrificing his passion and moving away from home to pursue a better life for his family, Kelsey begins to question his own choices. As his frustrations spill into his home life, Kelsey must confront the turmoil stirring within him.
Aloha From LavalandAloha From Lavaland · 2016
Aloha From Lavaland
2016
MovieDocumentary
Explores what it really means to live in such an unpredictable paradise, and what the incident can teach the rest of the world about community, sustainability, harmony, and aloha.
Ala Moana BoysAla Moana Boys · 2022
Ala Moana Boys
9.02022
MovieDramaHistory
Blamed for a crime they did not commit, five young men in 1930s Hawai’i must consider their futures and their families as they weigh the consequences of taking action.
RacketRacket · 2022
Racket
2022
MovieDrama
When professional circus clown Lo rage-dumps her performing partner moments before a packed show, she finds herself improvising a solo act with a tennis racket.

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