About Zoë
[Film Director]
Email zoe@zoemcintosh.com
New Zealand phone +64 21 496362
Zoë McIntosh is an award-winning director whose work spans feature documentaries, narrative shorts, and commercial campaigns.
Her latest feature documentary, Stylebender, follows the rise of UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. The film premiered globally at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2023, where it was nominated for Best Documentary, and Zoë earned a nomination for Best New Director.
Zoë’s short film The World in Your Window was an Academy Award contender and won numerous international accolades, including Best International Short Film at seven major A-list festivals.
As a commercials director, Zoë has created campaigns for leading global and local brands. Her bold YWCA spot on equal pay earned her the Cannes Lions Young Director Award. She has also helmed long-form branded documentaries for Netflix, BBC, SBS, and Masterclass.
In addition to her Tribeca nomination, Zoë has received Best Director awards at multiple international festivals. She is the recipient of the SPADA Best Director Award and was a finalist at the NZ WIFT Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Film.
'"Anyone who works with Zoë will tell you she has a ceaseless gift for scouting out-of-whack characters from the edges of society that often best reflect the human condition we all experience. Her true magic lies in her ability to go beyond their oddness and find the path to great storytelling. Zoë heroes the emotional layers that feed the eccentricities or troubled aspects of her characters, and excavates to reveal the beauty and pathos within. Perspectives that help the rest of us to see others with new eyes, and to love them even if at first glance we feel afraid or repelled”.
