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Sunrise Interview on Hawaii News Now with Zoë, Mitzi Akaha, and Krista Alvarez of Chaperone.
Zoë Eisenberg, writer and director of ‘Chaperone,’ joins actors Mitzi Akaha and Krista Alvarez on Hawai‘i News Now Sunrise to discuss her directorial debut and its Hawai‘i International Film Festival premiere.
Two Authors, One Subject: Zoë Eisenberg and Rhaina Cohen on Writing Intimate Friendships
The Author of “Significant Others” and “The Other Significant Others” in Conversation. Novelist Zoë Eisenberg and journalist-turned-author Rhaina Cohen have something in common: they both published books about extraordinarily intimate friendships. Their debut books published in February of this year with strikingly similar titles—Significant Others (Eisenberg) and The Other Significant Others (Cohen). They talk about their books as “literary fraternal twins.”
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The first thing I ever say to her is: I think it is an orgy.
writer on writer: Aaron Kandell + Zoë Eisenberg
The hot magma chamber of creativity bubbling up on the slopes of Mauna Kea has given us many rich and enchanting voices.
Recent novels from Jasmin ‘Iolani Hakes and Kaui Strong Washburn arrived on a solid foundation laid by Juliet Kono, Kiana Davenport and Mark Panek. Now Zoë Eisenberg enters the mix with a significant debut novel, Significant Others.
Hawaiʻi International Film Festival 2024: Zoë Eisenberg on Chaperone
A chance encounter with a teenage Lothario who thought she was still in high school inspired Zoë Eisenberg to begin writing her solo directorial debut, Chaperone, which premiered at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival and won the Breakouts Grand Jury Prize. “When I was 29, a 17-year-old boy mistook me for a teenager and asked me out to a party,” Eisenberg recalls. “While I declined, I couldn’t help but wonder: what kind of woman would have gone to that party? From there, the questions grew. What happens when a woman chooses not to pursue career or motherhood, the two narrow avenues society has opened for women to hold space in? And how do you respond if your aspirations consistently disappoint those around you?”
Zoë Eisenberg on Messy Romances and the Art of Community
For years, Zoë Eisenberg has supported independent filmmaking in her East Hawaiʻi home. Now, a book and feature film debut brings her creative work into the spotlight.