Zal Batmanglij has directed at least 4 films.
 Several years later, following Marling's graduation, the three friends moved to Los Angeles, California, where Batmanglij attended the AFI Conservatory
 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

