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Closer Media Founders Zhang Xin, William Horberg on ‘Ezra’ and Producing Movies That Make You Feel and Think
Closer Media Founders Zhang Xin William Horberg discuss 'Ezra' and their upcoming documentaries on Elon Musk and George Orwell.
After leaving the company in 2022, Zhang decided she wanted to break into the media business, and she partnered with William Horberg, a veteran producer whose credits include “The Queen’s Gambit” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” to make her dream a reality. “After spending a couple hours together, I quickly surmised that she was a producer,” he says during an hour-long interview with Zhang at Closer’s Manhattan headquarters, which boasts enviable views of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. It was a story that resonated personally with several members of the production — screenwriter Tony Spiridakis has neurodiverse children, as do Horberg and Robert De Niro, who co-stars in the movie.
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