Alyse Shorland (she/her) is a director and producer whose work marries artful filmmaking with incisive journalism. Recent projects include The Debutantes (Tribeca 2024) and The Empire of Ebony. She has directed and produced for The Weekly (New York Times); Vice News Tonight (HBO); This Morning (CBS); Sunday Morning (CBS); and CNN’s documentary series In America with Soledad O’Brien. Alyse was selected for DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 and has won two Emmys, a Peabody, and a Gracie. She also teaches journalism at Rutgers University.