Magdalena Zyzak

Magdalena Zyzak
Zyzak in 2019
Zyzak in 2019
BornMagdalena Zyzak
1983 (age 40–41)
Zabrze, Poland[1]
OccupationDirector, Novelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityPolish
Alma materColumbia University (MFA, 2010)
University of Southern California (BA, 2006)

Magdalena Zyzak (born 1983) is a Polish filmmaker and novelist. Her directorial debut, Maya Dardel, premiered in the Narrative Competition at the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival[2][3] and was acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Orion Pictures.[4] She went on to direct The Wall of Mexico, which premiered at South by Southwest in 2019,[5] and then When I'm a Moth.[6] Zyzak's first novel, The Ballad of Barnabas Pierkiel,[7] was published by Henry Holt in 2014.[8][9] Zyzak's second novel, The Lady Waiting, was published by Penguin Random House in 2024.[10]

  1. ^ Macmillan Publishers. "Magdalena Zyzak : Macmillan Authors". us.macmillan.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017. Magdalena Zyzak was born in 1983 in Zabrze, Poland, and now lives in the United States.
  2. ^ "SXSW 2017 Women Directors: Meet Magdalena Zyzak— "A Critically Endangered Species"". Blog.womenandhollywood.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ Erbland, Kate (12 March 2017). "'Maya Dardel' Review: Lena Olin Is Riveting in Unnerving Feminist Character Study — SWSW 2017". Indiewire.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Samuel Goldwyn & Orion Acquire SXSW Pic 'Maya Dardel'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ "SXSW Schedule".
  6. ^ "San Francisco International Film Festival Schedule".
  7. ^ Smith, Wendy (9 January 2014). "'The Ballad of Barnabas Pierkiel' a darkly comic folk tale". Articles.latimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. ^ Luchette, Claire. "Q&A with Magdalena Zyzak: Writing is Like Balding". Bustle.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. ^ Williams, John (12 December 2017). "'Once You Break a Knuckle,' by D. W. Wilson, and More". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  10. ^ Zyzak, Magdalena (7 May 2024). The Lady Waiting. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-59-354294-1. Retrieved 26 September 2023.