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11/04/2025

So proud to announce this beautiful documentary "In Waves and War" by our friends Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk starts streaming today on Netflix.

In this documentary, three former Navy SEALs with post-combat trauma turn to an unexpected treatment for healing and hope — psychedelic-assisted therapy.

10/06/2025

Our ZAP Studio has space coming available for sub-rent beginning in mid October. Short or long term. Great suite-mates (us) in the beautiful Presidio. Here is the CL listing.

Our media studio has editing rooms / offices becoming available in the Presidio and we are looking for office mates! Available in mid October. The LARGE room is (13’ X 15.25’ - 200 SQ FT). Very high...

08/28/2025

ZAP Provided Visual Finishing on the spectacular documentary.

Excited to announce our World Premiere at TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL! 🥳. Congrats to the team! Stay tuned for more news.

08/05/2025

Los Angeles friends, we helped our friends Ray Telles and Angela Reginato finish their wonderful film American Agitators, which you can see Thursday Aug 21 6pm at Lumiere Music Hall.

American Agitators explores the remarkable life of Fred Ross, Sr. and a legacy of organizing that thrives today.

06/04/2025

Do you have a library card? You can stream the magnificent documentary "Riders On The Storm" by Jason Motlagh and Mark Oltmanns. ZAP provided visual post, and we LOVE this film! "RIDERS ON THE STORM captures a crucial moment in Afghan history and offers an intense look at a brutal sports culture where champions are marked men. Khaiber Akbarzada is on the verge of becoming Afghanistan’s best Buzkashi player, a sport where horsemen battle over a headless goat. As the Taliban gains ground amid the US withdrawal, Khaiber’s triumph in the national tournament brings both fame and danger. Forced into hiding after militants begin targeting influential figures, he must decide his future, mirroring the blurred lines between war and sport in Afghanistan’s volatile landscape." https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/14940574

04/30/2025

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/doclands-sf-2025-20296151

"With women putting off motherhood sometime into middle age, freezing their eggs is one way to extend the biological clock. At least, that’s the promise. The reality can be more complicated as Robin Hauser’s thoughtful documentary reveals."

Our friend Robin Hauser's new film is screening on Sunday as part of beloved DocLands 2025. Rafael Film Center Sunday May 4, 3:30pm. ZAP's Ashley Pagán provided color grading.

04/25/2025

We are so excited to see "In Waves and War" on the big screen this weekend SFFILM. ZAP provided visual post in collaboration with Actual Films.

Bringing In Waves and War to San Francisco for is a dream come true! Come help us celebrate our hometown premiere — tickets at sffilm.org 🧡

04/25/2025

San Francisco's Richmond District is a co-star in the new feature "Outerlands," the closing night film at San Francisco International Film Festival SFFILM. Directed by Elena Oxman and produced by Marc Smolowitz. ZAP provided visual effects and final mastering for this wonderful, moving film.

Elena Oxman's stirring debut feature "Outerlands" showcases a 360-degree view of San Francisco's Richmond District and other parts of the city.

04/23/2025

Baby's first TikTok. Our Ashley Pagán put together this short clip to promote our wonderful screening room to the Gen Z audience! (it's vertical which is better!)

04/15/2025

Essential reading, and yes, disheartening. So many ZAP friends (and clients) in the DOC world have been caught up in this assault. One ZAP friend Tracie Holder said in part "...It’s just some vague sense that this no longer aligns with the priorities of this government. What are the priorities of the government? Denying people access to information, knowledge, to data?"

The Trump administration's abrupt cancellation of humanities endowment grants is devastating documentary filmmakers.

03/19/2025

Big congratulations to director Elena Oxman and producer Marc Smolowitz on great SXSW debut of their remarkable SF based film Outerlands. ZAP helped the team finish the film with mastering and VFX.

Asia Kate Dillon delivers a remarkable performance in Elena Oxman’s feature debut 'Outerlands,' set in a changing San Francisco.

03/01/2025

Dear friend Mark Levinson's latest film will screen at the Exploratorium Sat March 8 at 1:30. Mark directed Particle Fever (2013).

Featuring a dazzling integration of artwork, experimental cinema, and science, director Mark Levinson celebrates the transcendent power of the imagination to make sense of the universe.