Friends Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling wrote Sound of My Voice as a reaction to the shock they had felt moving to Southern California. We’ve all heard about how everyone seems to be searching for something in the bright Cali sun, and here, in Sound of My Voice, is a breathtaking look at how far some people will go to belong to something. Utterly mesmerizing and beautifully acted, this is a hauntingly brilliant film that leaves you with more questions than answers. Instead of tying things up with a bow, Sound of My Voice lets you draw your own conclusions; a brave piece of filmmaking that stands out among most of today’s cookie-cutter productions. This is the movie Martha Marcy May Marlene wanted to be but just missed.
