Zachary Wigon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 39–40)[1] New York City, New York, US[1] |
| Occupations | 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.
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]