Zal Batmanglij
Zal Batmanglij is a writer and director, known for The OA (2016), The East (2013) and Sound of My Voice (2011).
If you really want to have an anarchist experience, make a movie with a studio.
If you really want to have an anarchist experience, make a movie with a studio.
It's awesome to be part of a gay family. Right now, my brother and I can focus on our work, our creative work, and our parents are part of t...Show more »
It's awesome to be part of a gay family. Right now, my brother and I can focus on our work, our creative work, and our parents are part of that. These are our weddings...You have to let go of the fantasy or the projection of your life and accept the life that you are living communally. Show less «
Our parents emphasized collaboration in their own lives. That and DIY. So both those things sort of seeped into us organically.
Our parents emphasized collaboration in their own lives. That and DIY. So both those things sort of seeped into us organically.
I storyboard these movies as we're writing the final draft but I never bring that notebook to set.
I storyboard these movies as we're writing the final draft but I never bring that notebook to set.
I'm a fan of thrillers that have the social anxieties of the times embedded in them; I love those wonderful movies of the Alan J. Pakula did...Show more »
I'm a fan of thrillers that have the social anxieties of the times embedded in them; I love those wonderful movies of the Alan J. Pakula did, like The Parallax View (1974), or my favorite film, All the President's Men (1976). Show less «
We're custodians of these worlds, these stories, these characters. We're conduits. They're not ours.
We're custodians of these worlds, these stories, these characters. We're conduits. They're not ours.
My parents let us get into these things without expectation. They didn't expect results out of the investment... It never felt oppressive.
My parents let us get into these things without expectation. They didn't expect results out of the investment... It never felt oppressive.
I think we're all hungry for an authentic experience.
I think we're all hungry for an authentic experience.
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