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 h...
Hawai'i International Film Festival 2024: Zoë Eisenberg on Chaperone
Filmmaker Magazine - 8 Nov 2024 22:30
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 h...
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