Alyse is a distinguished documentary director and producer, whose work has been featured on HBO, Netflix, FX, HULU, VICE, CBS, CNN, and in the New York Times.
Her current projects include a series about John Johnson, the creator of Ebony and Jet magazines, and The Debutante - a film about a revival of a Black debutante ball in post-industrial Ohio. Her projects are supported by Impact Partners, the Ford Foundation, and others.
Her films interrogate the quest for the American Dream through the lenses of identity, power, and collective memories. Alyse has a background in journalism and investigative reporting.
She was selected to be part of the 2023 DOC NYC 40 Under 40, the 2022 PANO Cinematographers Lab, and has been honored with 2 Emmys, a Peabody, and a Gracie.
She’s also a professor at NYU.