A Murder at the End of the World

Brit Marling is a writer, director, actor and producer.Marling wrote and starred in the popular and critically acclaimed Netflix series The OA. The mind-bending metaphysical thriller, which she co-created with Zal Batmanglij, also stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Jason Isaacs and Emory Cohen.In 2011, Marling made an indelible mark at the Sundance Film Festival as the first female multi-hyphenate to have two films premiere side by side. Marling's first feature-length narrative film, Another Earth, premiered at Sundance in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category. Directed by Mike Cahill, she starred, co-wrote and co-produced the film, which follows an ambitious young student “Rhoda Williams” (Marling). Her second feature-length film, Sound of My Voice, premiered at Sundance in the Next category. Directed by Zal Batmanglij, she starred, co-wrote and co-produced the film, which tells the story of a young couple who infiltrate a cult led by “Maggie” (Marling). Fox Searchlight acquired both films following the festival premieres and released them in 2011 and 2012 respectively. Marling was nominated for Independent Spirit Awards for both films in the categories of Best First Feature (alongside Cahill, Hunter Gray and Nicholas Shumaker) and Best First Screenplay (alongside Cahill) for Another Earth and for Best Supporting Female and Best First Feature (alongside Batmanglij, Hans C. Ritter and Shelley Surpin) for Sound of My Voice.Her film credits include Nicholas Jarecki's financial thriller Arbitrage, co-starring opposite Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Laetitia Casta; Robert Redford's The Company You Keep, co-starring alongside Redford, Shia LaBeouf and Stanley Tucci; Daniel Barber's The Keeping Room opposite Hailee Steinfeld, Muna Otaru and Sam Worthington; AJ Edwards’ The Better Angels opposite Diane Kruger and Jason Clarke; Cahill’s I Origins opposite Michael Pitt; as well as Batmanglij's The East with Elliot Page and Alexander Skarsgård, which she also co-wrote and produced.&nbsp;Marling’s additional television credits include U.K. series Babylon, created by Danny Boyle and written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain. Marling portrayed “Liz Garvey,” an American visionary from the world of new media, who enters the London police force’s PR department, which is struggling to keep up in an age of rolling news, smart phones and a news-breaking, information-hungry public.&nbsp;Her introduction to filmmaking was during her college years at Georgetown University, as she began writing and starring in projects that her friends were working on. This led her to move to Havana, Cuba to co-direct the documentary Boxers and Ballerinas, which followed young artists and athletes living in the communist country. Marling graduated valedictorian of her class at Georgetown University with a degree in Economics and Art.

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Marling is a writer, director, actor and producer.

Brit Marling, Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer and Director of FX's A Murder at the End of the World

Brit Marling | Executive Producer | A Murder at the End of the World

A Murder at the End of the World

Brit Marling

Zal Batmanglij

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