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Zal Batmanglij (born April 28, 1981) is an American film director and screenwriter. He directed and co-wrote the 2011 film Sound of My Voice and the 2013 film The East, both of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Netflix series The OA, which debuted in 2016.
The OA is an American mystery drama television series with science fiction, supernatural, and fantasy elements. [5] [6] The OA debuted on Netflix on December 16, 2016. [7] [8] Created and executive-produced by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the series is their third collaboration.
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Jane, an operative for private intelligence firm Hiller Brood, is assigned by her boss, Sharon, to infiltrate The East, an underground activist, anarchist and environmentalist organization that has launched a vandalistic attack against a corporate leaderand threatens two more as retribution for ecological crimes. Calling herself Sarah, she joins dr...
The East is directed by Zal Batmanglij. He co-wrote the screenplay with Brit Marling, who also stars in the film. Batmanglij and Marling also wrote the screenplay for Sound of My Voice and went to Los Angeles in 2009 to produce a film. Due to the economy, they could not make the film that year. They were then inspired by the concept of Buy Nothing ...
Screenings
The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2013. The Sundance Institute, as part of their Sundance Film Festival USA program, screened The East at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan on January 31, 2013. Over 1,300 people were in attendance for the screening, and Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling showed for a Q&A session. Leading up to its theatrical release in May 2013, The East was chosen as the closing night film of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Confere...
Critical response
The Wall Street Journal reported that at the Sundance Film Festival, the film "opened to mostly strong reviews". Variety's Justin Chang reviewed the film, "This clever, involving spy drama builds to a terrific level of intrigue before losing some steam in its second half." He noted that, "the appreciable growth in filmmaking confidence here should translate into a fine return on Fox Searchlight's investment". John DeFore, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, described The East as "a social-con...
Home media
The East was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the United States on September 17, 2013and in the UK on November 5, 2013.
The Company You Keep, a film about a former Weathermanwho lives in hiding from the FBI for over 30 yearsThe East at IMDbThe East at Rotten TomatoesThe East at Box Office MojoNov 13, 2023 · If you recognize Batmanglij’s name, it’s likely because he’s half of the team that created The OA, a mind-fuck of a show known for its highly dedicated fan base and the fact that it was...
Feb 20, 2024 · The duo's latest collaboration, the FX series 'A Murder at the End of the World,' is a fresh, AI-inflected take on the detective mystery.
Nov 8, 2023 · Creative Soulmates Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij on Life After ‘The OA’ With ‘A Murder at the End of the World’. By. Daniel D'Addario. Dan Doperalski for Variety.
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Zal Batmanglij was born on April 28, 1981. He is a writer and producer, known for The East (2013), Sound of My Voice (2011) and The OA (2016).
