Chaperone

Misha Miyamoto, 29, lives alone in the house her grandmother left her, has held the same job since high school, and likes her life as is: simple. Unfortunately, her satisfaction disappoints everyone around her. Her boss can’t fathom why she won’t take a promotion, her lack of ambition dissuades potential love interests, and her parents push her to sell her estate since she has no interest in starting a family. These pressures leave Misha isolated and sick of justifying her choices. When an earnest 18-year-old mistakes Misha for a fellow student, she finds solace in his lack of expectation and begins a relationship with him. But as their relationship grows, so does Misha’s reckless behavior.

Directed by Zoe Eisenberg
Produced by Alison Week and Devin Murphy

Director’s Bio: A community-focused writer, director and producer, Zoë Eisenberg creates stories and spaces in and about her home on the big island of Hawai’i. She is the co-founder of the Made in Hawaii Film Festival.

Most recently, Zoë produced the 2022 Tribeca Studios short film Inheritance in partnership with Netflix and Gold House. Zoë is a 2021 ‘Ohina Film Lab Fellow and the recipient of the 2021 ‘Ohina Greenlight award, as well as a 2021 Hawai’i Wahine in Filmmaking Fellow, 2020 Creative Lab Hawai’i Directing Fellow, and 2019 Creative Lab Hawai’i Producing Fellow. She is an active member of both Film Fatales and Women in Film, and her 2019 debut feature Stoke was shown theatrically across the state of Hawai’i. Her work has played on PBS and Hawaiian Airlines. As a screenwriter, Zoë has placed in the Page Awards and the Austin Film Festival Script Competition. Her debut novel, Significant Others, was published by HarperCollins/Mira in 2024.