Closer Media is an American film production company founded in 2021 by Zhang Xin. The company has produced Ezra (2023), The Monk and the Gun (2023), In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2023), The History of Sound (2025), and Couture (2025).
History In 2021, Zhang Xin founded Closer Media, a production company which will produce and finance narrative films and television and documentaries. The company's first films were The Monk and the Gun directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji and Ezra directed by Tony Goldwyn. In 2024, the company announced that they made an investment in global streaming platform and film distributor Mubi and that Zhang would join the board.
In September 2026, Dan Guando joined the company as the Executive Vice President. It was also announced that the company signed a multi-year deal with Blumhouse–Atomic Monster. The companies would develop and co-finance a slate of lower-budgeted original films.Dan Guando Joins Closer Media As EVP As Company Unveils Blumhouse Atomic Monster Deal
Filmography
2020s Release Date Title Notes February 2, 2024 The Monk and the Gun distributed by Roadside Attractions May 31, 2024 Ezra distributed by Bleecker Street September 12, 2025 The History of Sound distributed by Mubi October 10, 2025 Orwell: 2+2=5 distributed by Neon October 24, 2025 Last Days Distributed by Vertical June 26, 2026 Couture distributed by Vertical August 12, 2026 An Eye for an Eye distributed by Jolt
Upcoming Release Date Title Notes September 4, 2026 Teenage Wasteland distributed by Netflix October 16, 2026 Musk distributed by Bleecker Street and HBO Documentary Films TBA Useful Idiots
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