Zoe Mintz is a New York–based writer, director, producer and actor working at the intersection of theater and film. Her work often explores women's embodiment, performance, psychological unraveling, and the surreal in everyday life. Zoe has directed and produced short films, site-specific performance pieces, and experimental theater, with projects supported by The Tank NYC, OOA at Hunter College, Blended City, and Zorg Productions. Zoe wrote, produced, and starred in the short horror film Vibrator Girl, which had its world premiere at SXSW Film & TV Festival 2023 and went on to screen at international film festivals around the world. 

 

In 2024, Zoe developed and produced the first-ever multidisciplinary student performance showcase at Hunter College, Hunter Underground. Other recent producer and director credits include: Suckers (a short film in post-production about a misguided throuple), as well as a stage production of John Patrick Shanley’s A Lonely Impulse of Delight for the Hunter College Production Showcase.

 

As an actor, recent stage credits include Malvolio (Twelfth Night, HTD), Daughter (Replaced!, Brick Aux, Teatro Latea, Blended City), Ivy (Open, Chain Theatre), and Gertrude (Hamlet, HTD). 

 

Zoe holds a B.A. in Theatre with a concentration in Film from CUNY Hunter College. In previous eras, Zoe was an AmeriCorps service member, a baseball scout's assistant , a barista, a project manager for multiple nonprofits, a figure model for artists and art schools, and a slightly-above-average triple-jumper.