Paula Eiselt is a Primetime Emmy-nominated, Peabody and duPont-Columbia Award-winning director and Sundance Jury Prize winner known for her rigorous, character-driven journalistic storytelling. Her films, including 93Queen (HBO Max; PBS POV), Aftershock (Sundance; Hulu/Disney+), and Under G-d (Sundance; PBS POV Shorts), have screened at over 100 international festivals, received theatrical releases, and been distributed globally on platforms including Disney+ , Hulu, HBO Max, PBS/POV, and ARTE. Aftershock received the Sundance Special Jury Award: Impact for Change and went on to earn a Peabody Award, a duPont-Columbia Award, and a Primetime Emmy nomination. Her latest feature, We Met at Grossinger’s, premiered at DOC NYC 2025 and is slated for release in 2026.

Eiselt is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she earned a double major with honors in Film Production and Cinema Studies. She is a member of the Television Academy, the International Association of Press Photographers, and New York Women in Film & Television.

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