Artist Biography

Zoe Deyermond is a New England–based mixed media artist and filmmaker whose work explores the human psyche through imagery, tone, and real-life material. She began directing at a young age using an iPod touch, discovering an early passion for visual storytelling as a way to communicate ideas and captivate audiences.​

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Working primarily with 16mm film, Zoe blends experimental and narrative techniques to examine late-stage capitalism in American culture. Her work engages themes of consumerism, industrialization, the body, and innocence, often juxtaposing mechanical and natural forms to question the relationship between labor, identity, and the human condition. Through abstract mise-en-scène, dynamic sound, and direct manipulation of film—including animation and physical alteration—she evokes a sense of tension, loss, and entrapment within contemporary systems.

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Zoe’s films have been recognized by the Independent Shorts Awards in Los Angeles with Omnipotent receiving an award for Best Female Director (2025). Omnipotent was also recognized at the Experimental Film Guanajuato festival in the Official Selection (2024). Other awards include the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival, where Finger Cuff (2019) was a Jury Award Finalist and COVID-19: A Documentary (2020) received the Out of Bounds Award. She has also earned the New Hampshire State Merit Award for her PSA Driving Isn’t Playtime and was inducted into the National Technical Honor Society in 2019.

 

A graduate of Emerson College with a B.A. in Visual Media Arts Production, Zoe creates work that seeks to challenge, unsettle, and connect with audiences on a deeper level.