In an official press release, Fox Searchlight has announced the acquisition of Sound of My Voice. The feature recently played at the South by Southwest Film Festival where it received good reviews (especially for Brit Marling’s performance).
Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Stephen Gilula and Nancy Utley feel that “Zal Batmanglij’s first feature offers a truly unique voice in filmmaking with a tense and compelling tale. Brit Marling amazed us once again [Searchlight acquired the film Another Earth, which also stars Marling, at Sundance] with her stunningly deft performance.”
Regarding Sound of My Voice‘s distributor, director Batmanglij offered, “Sound of My Voice could not have found a better home than at Fox Searchlight. I’m inspired by their brave choices and unwavering support of filmmakers. I’m excited to be part of the family.”
In the film Peter and Lorna, a young Los Angeles couple, infiltrate the underworld of a cult led by an enigmatic young woman named Maggie (Marling). Intent on exposing her as a charlatan and freeing the group members from her spell, Peter and Lorna start to question their objective as they unravel the mysteries of Maggie’s past.
