Official Selection
81st Venice Biennale Film Festival
Writer & Director: Zoey Martinson
A traditional Ghanaian fisherman forced into retirement teams up with a bougie talking fish and his quirky associates on a whimsical adventure to Accra, chasing their dream of owning a boat while learning to navigate the modern world. Filled with laughter, magic, and the vibrant culture of Ghana, The Fisherman is a delightful tale of family, dreams, and the enduring spirit of a true fisherman.
Awarded The Fellini Medal by UNESCO 36th Enrico Fulchignoni Prize
MTV / Paramount +
Short Spot
Writer & Director: Zoey Martinson
For Women's History Month, I got to highlight some of my favorite women in Ghana West Africa.
Released March 2024
Featuring the Obibini Girls Surf Club, Ghana West Africa
Evan is on house arrest in a haunted house. Or so he thinks?
He must make a decision to either stay and face his fears or end up serving his remaining time in Jail.
Release October 2022
Nominated for Outstanding Short Form, NAACP Image Award 2023
HULU and 20th Century Digital
Episode called Incomplete
Horror, Thriller
Writer & Director: Zoey Martinson
Ziwe (Season 2)
Episodes 1-6
ZIWE is the riotously funny, new variety series from writer, comedian and internet sensation, Ziwe. A no-holds-barred mix of musical numbers, interviews and sketches that challenge America’s discomfort with race, politics & other cultural issues.
Release May- June 2022
Showtime and A24
Comedy Variety Show
Director: Zoey Martinson
Disney Discovers Talent Showcase
Diner: Written by Banna Desta
As this three year relationship runs it's course, Travis and Lydia must decide if they want to stay or run. They access different people in themselves to help guide them through their ultimate decisions.
Streaming Release 2021
Disney Television (ABC)
Fantasy / Drama/ Comedy
Director: Zoey Martinson
In this playful comedy, three kids worry that their beloved school bus driver will be lonely this summer without them. They set out to find her a partner and imagine the perfect matches.
8min and 46sec is the time it took for George Floyd's life to change the world. This film reclaims that time by filling it with joy and love.
Starring Melanie Nicholls King, Toryn Isabella Coote, Julius Sampson, Scarlett London Diviney
CBS & BET Special
8:46Film Commissioned by
Tribeca Film Festival and P&G
Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival
Directed by Zoey Martinson
Writen by Zoey Martinson & Julie Sharbutt
A diverse group of young women navigate their lives through the male-dominated world of skateboarding in New York City.
Starring Dede Lovelace, Moonbear, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell, and Rachelle Vinberg, from Crystal Moselle’s original film Skate Kitchen.
HBO MAX
Comedy
Ghana, West Africa
Writer / Director: Zoey Martinson
An aging fisherman goes out to sea one day and returns with a talking fish. Set in Ghana West Africa, this quirky comedy explores our need to stay relevant against the backdrop of a developing nation.
Language: Ga, Pidgin, English
*Award Winner
Rebecca Zhao, Sula Barkin, and McQueen de la Cruz are on top of the world. When their casual-sex app for queer women, DIVR, becomes a breakout hit, the three college buds find themselves hailed as icons of progress, representing the entire queer community in their success. But behind the scenes, things are a little more complicated.
WINNER: NY Latino Film Festival Best Futuro Webseries
16 min. Short Film
Comedy
Director: Zoey Martinson
Writer: Rae Binstock
Sister Agnes joins the church in hopes to change it's perception from the inside. When she is ultimately forced to make a decision to take action against the institution she has vowed to protect, she now starts to question her faith.
Currently in post production.
16 min. Short Film
Thriller, Mystery
TV Movie
DSTV, MzansiMagic, South Africa
Director: Zoey Martinson
Set in the Western Cape and Cape Town, South Africa. Uthandiwe has followed the rules her entire life. Letting her royal amaXhosa culture dictate the course of her life. When her father arranges her marriage for financial gain Uthandiwe now must make a choice. Either obey or loose her family and marry the man she truly loves.
Language: isiXhosa, English
Aspire TV/ UPTV
Commissioned by FTVC
Writer / Director: Zoey Martinson
20 min.
Thriller, Action
Nick Morano has a comfortable desk job at the Department of Homeland Security monitoring immigration targets. When the Trump administration suddenly changes the game by declaring a war on immigration, Nick now must choose to work for this new system or against it.
Language: Spanish, English
*Award Winner
F.A.M. Creative
In Development
Director: Zoey Martinson
Exploring a woman coming of age through a series of breakups and rebuilding.
Currently in Post Production
Additional Work
WBD (Warner Brothers Discovery) Directing Fellowship Class 2
Visiting Director HBO / Shadowing Director
Succession (Season 2), HBO
Betty (Season 1), HBO
Plot Against America (Miniseries), HBO
The Goldbergs, ABC
Other Work:
Skate Kitchen (Sundance) Acting Coach Preproduction & On Set: Zoey Martinson
The Kindergarten Teacher (Sundance, Netflix) Acting Coach: Zoey Martinson
Beasts of No Nation (Netflix)
Acting Coach Preproduction & On Set: Zoey Martinson
Associate Casting Director: Zoey Martinson
UCB & Funny or Die
Various Sketches directed by Zoey Martinson
Fox 5 News, NYC Travel Segment World Citizen by Nasan Fitz Henley
Interviewer/ Cinematographer: Episode 1 (Jamaica) & Episode 2
Paint Where it Aint: Documentary by Brandon B'Mike Odums
Interviewer/ Cinematographer: Zoey Martinson
New Orleans, Houston, Arizona Apache Reservation
Zoey has appeared on THE PATH (Hulu), BULL (CBS), LAW & ORDER (NBC), GOD FRIENDED ME (CBS)
ARE WE THERE YET (TBS Sitcom, 15 episodes) and Feature Film RESTLESS CITY (Sundance), STREET TO TABLE (SAG)