Alyse
Shorland
Assistant Teaching Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
- Office:
- 191 College Ave Rm 201
- EMAIL:
- alyse.shorland@rutgers.edu
- WEB LINKS:
- Personal Website
Alyse Shorland is a documentary filmmaker, whose work marries artful filmmaking with rigorous journalism. Her films interrogate the quest for the American Dream through the lenses of identity, power, and collective memories.
Shorland has directed and produced feature-length documentaries and series for network and streaming clients, including HBO, Netflix, CNN, HULU, NBC Films, and FX. She was a director on The Weekly, a documentary series with the New York Times, and Vice News Tonight for HBO. She’s produced stories for CBS Sunday Morning and the CNN documentary series Black in America with Soledad O’Brien.
Education
New York University
M.A., Journalism, News and Documentary
University of Virginia
B.A., History
Awards & Recognitions
DOC NYC 40 Under 40, 2023
PANO Cinematographers Lab, 2022
Emmy - Best Feature Story in a Newscast: Zero Tolerance, Vice News Tonight, 2019
Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story: The Bret Kavanaugh Hearings, Vice News Tonight, 2019
Front Page Award - Best Documentary: Zero Tolerance, Vice News Tonight, 2018
Gracie Award - Best News Program: Vice News Tonight, 2018
Gracie Award - Best Documentary: Don’t Fail Me: Education in America, CNN, 2011
Peabody Award - Gulf Oil Spill Coverage, CNN Specials, 2011