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The Heart Machine
''The Heart Machine'' is a 2014 romantic thriller film written and directed by Zachary Wigon based on his own 2012 short film ''Someone Else's Heart''. The film is about a man (played by John Gallagher Jr.) who attempts to track down the woman (played by Kate Lyn Sheil) that he has been in an online-only relationship with when he suspects that she has lied to him about key details of her life. The film was released in a limited release on October 24, 2014, by Filmbuff. Plot After they meet on a dating site, Cody and Virginia begin chatting with each other over Skype and subsequently start a long-distance relationship. Virginia tells Cody that although she lives in Germany, she plans to return to the New York City area in six months, and they make plans to meet. As they grow emotionally closer, Cody experiences second thoughts when a series of details seem to contradict Virginia's story, such as the sirens of emergency vehicles that sound North American. Cody becomes very confus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zachary Wigon
Zachary Wigon is an American film critic and film director. His debut feature was ''The Heart Machine''. Biography Wigon, who has lived in New York City his entire life, attended Tisch School of the Arts. He has contributed to ''Slant Magazine'', ''Filmmaker (magazine), Filmmaker'', and ''The Village Voice'' as a film critic. His short film ''Someone Else's Heart'' won the Hammer to Nail Short Film Contest and was the basis for his debut feature film, ''The Heart Machine'', a romantic thriller loosely based on his own experiences. It debuted at the 2014 SXSW. Wigon has said that his experience as a filmmaker has informed his film criticism more than the reverse. His followup is the 2023 psychological thriller ''Sanctuary (2022 film), Sanctuary'', which finished shooting in September 2021. In 2014, ''L Magazine'' named him #7 in their "Top 30 Under 30", and ''Paste (magazine), Paste'' named him #8 in their Top Ten Best New Filmmakers of 2014. Filmography * ''Someone Else ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |