Zak Mulligan

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Role

Director | Writer

Zak Mulligan

Biography

Cinematographer Zak Mulligan's narrative feature Obselidia premiered at Sundance 2010 where he was honored with the Excellence in Cinematography award. His latest film, We The Animals premiered at Sundance 2018 and was nominated for five Independent Spirit Awards including Best Cinematography. Mulligan was also featured in Variety magazine's 2015 list of Cinematographers to watch. Mulligan's current project is the HBO series The Outsider based on a novel by Stephen King. Mulligan's TV work includes Ava Duvernay's CBS TV pilot, For Justice and Netflix's House of Cards. Mulligan's documentary Open Heart about Rheumatic heart disease in Africa was nominated for an Academy Award in 2013. Open Heart went on to premier on HBO and select theaters throughout the world. Mulligan also filmed the pilot for the Showtime docuseries, Seven Deadly Sins with Morgan Spurlock. Other feature film work includes additional photography on Benh Zeitlin's forth coming film, Wendy. Tribeca Film Festival premier, Bleeding Heart (Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet, Dir. Diane Bell), The Sisterhood of Night (Kal Penn, Dir. Caryn Waechter), Future Weather which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, Blumenthal (Dir. Seth Fisher) and I'm Not Me. Custody directed by James Lapine and starring Viola Davis, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Hayden Panettiere and Ellen Burstyn premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2016. Mulligan's commercial client list includes Google, Nike, Reebok, Samsung, and American Express.

Known For

Obselidia
Obselidia
6.8
6.8
Future Weather
Future Weather
6.1
6.1
Purity
Purity
5.1
5.1