Zachary Wigon

American film critic and film director

Zachary Wigon
Born	1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)^[1] New York City, New York, US^[1]
Occupation(s)	Film critic, film director
Notable work	The Heart Machine

Zachary Wigon is an American film critic and film director. His debut feature was The Heart Machine.

Biography

Wigon, who has lived in New York City his entire life,^[1] attended Tisch School of the Arts.^[2] He has contributed to Slant Magazine, Filmmaker, and The Village Voice as a film critic.^[3] His short film Someone Else's Heart won the Hammer to Nail Short Film Contest^[4] and was the basis for his debut feature film, The Heart Machine,^[5] a romantic thriller loosely based on his own experiences. It debuted at the 2014 SXSW.^[6] Wigon has said that his experience as a filmmaker has informed his film criticism more than the reverse.^[3] His followup is the 2023 psychological thriller Sanctuary, which finished shooting in September 2021.^[7]

In 2014, L Magazine named him #7 in their "Top 30 Under 30",^[1] and Paste named him #8 in their Top Ten Best New Filmmakers of 2014.^[8]

Filmography

Someone Else's Heart (2012)
The Heart Machine (2014)
Sanctuary (2022)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "30 Under 30: The Envy Index". L Magazine. 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
^ Locascio, Susanna (2014-10-24). "A Conversation with Zachary Wigon (THE HEART MACHINE)". Hammer to Nail. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
^ ^a ^b Ehrlich, David (2014-10-25). "Zachary Wigon On The Heart Machine". Little White Lies. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
^ Macaulay, Scott (2012-12-27). "Zach Wigon's Someone Else's Heart Wins Hammer to Nail Short Film Contest". Filmmaker. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
^ Labrecque, Jeff (2014-03-07). "SXSW: 'Newsroom' star John Gallagher Jr. wishes his girlfriend was in Berlin in 'The Heart Machine' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
^ Folsom, Jake (2014-10-24). "Springboard: 'Heart Machine' Director Zachary Wigon Talks Dating Apps and the Influence of 'Eyes Wide Shut'". Indiewire. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
^ Keslassy, Elsa (2021-09-04). "Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott to Star in New York-Lensed Thriller 'Sanctuary' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
^ "The 10 Best New Filmmakers of 2014". Paste. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2015-04-22.