Person Details

Birthday: 1980-01-01 09:48:06

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Francia

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Movie Involvements: 6

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

Zal Batmanglij 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. Batmanglij was born in France to Iranian parents. His mother is the cookbook author Najmieh Batmanglij, and his younger brother Rostam Batmanglij is a member of the band Vampire Weekend. Both brothers are gay. Batmanglij grew up in Washington, DC, in the United States. He studied anthropology and English at Georgetown University, graduating in 2002. There he met Mike Cahill in a philosophy class. They took a screenwriting course together and produced a short film that won the Georgetown Film Festival. Brit Marling saw the short film and asked if she could work with them. Several years later, after Marling's graduation, the three friends moved to Los Angeles, California, where Batmanglij attended the American Film Institute Conservatory. For his thesis film, he made a 35mm short called The Recordist (2007), which starred Marling.

Most Famous Work

The OA
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8

The OA

(2016) Writer
The East
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7

The East

(2013) Writer
Sound of My Voice
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6

Sound of My Voice

(2011) Writer
The Recordist
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5

The Recordist

(2007) Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Director
2013 Director
2011 Director
2007 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Writer
2013 Writer
2011 Writer
2007 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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