About

A queer writer, filmmaker 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 feature length directorial debut CHAPERONE premiered at Slamdance in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Breakouts. She co-founded and served as Executive Director of the Made in Hawai’i Film Festival from 2018 through 2022, and co-founded and presently serves as Creative Director for Aerial Arts Hawai’i, a queer and allied circus performance collective and community training space.

Zoë’s debut novel, SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, was published in February 2024 by HarperCollins/MIRA.

Press

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    Hawaiʻi International Film Festival 2024: Zoë Eisenberg on Chaperone
    Filmmaker Magazine | Nov 8, 2024
    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
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    Meet Hawai‘i’s Newest Literary and Film Star, Zoë Eisenberg
    Honolulu Magazine | Apr 1, 2024
    Zoë Eisenberg is winning praise for two works released early this year. In her debut novel, Significant Others, Hawai‘i Island writer Zoë Eisenberg explores the complexities of female friendship and
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    Hawaiʻi Island filmmaker debuts solo directorial project ‘Chaperone’
    Hawaiʻi Public Radio | Oct 9, 2024
    A new indie film that takes place on Hawaiʻi Island’s east side has been selected to participate in this year’s Hawaiʻi International Film Festival. “Chaperone” was written and directed by
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    Women Just Wanna Have Lives
    The Hawaiʻi Review of Books |
    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
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    Two Authors, One Subject: Zoë Eisenberg and Rhaina Cohen on Writing Intimate Friendships
    Literary Hub | Jul 12, 2024
    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
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  • zoe eisenberg, mitzi akaha, and krista alvarez interview on Hawaii News Now
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    Sunrise Interview on Hawaii News Now with Zoë, Mitzi Akaha, and Krista Alvarez of Chaperone.
    Hawaii News Now | Oct 13, 2024
    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
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