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Exclusive Interview – Film Producer Nathalie Zagar Abitbol chats Alpha 27

July 25, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Nathalie Zagar Abitbol is a producer and script supervisor who has always believed in living life with intention, passion, and curiosity. Born in Mexico City to French parents, she was raised at the intersection of cultures, languages, and perspectives, which gave her the incredible opportunity to grow up surrounded by diversity. She speaks French, Spanish, and English fluently, and this multicultural background shaped her love for communication and storytelling. In an exclusive interview, Flickering Myth sat down with Nathalie to chat making movies and Alpha 27.

Hi Nathalie welcome to Flickering Myth! Who are your influences growing up that helped to mold you into who you are today?

The obvious answer to this question is my family, more precisely my mom, dad and uncle. I have always looked up to them and I have become the person I am today because of them. My dad used to be in the army, so he has always been the most disciplined person I have had around me, he has always taught me to work hard and keep fighting for what I want in life. Nothing was ever easily handed to him, so he had to work really hard and earn what he wanted. My mom is the most caring, ambitious and dedicated person in this world. She has always supported me to accomplish my dreams and was always the one to help me back up when I thought I could not do it alone. Everything she wants to accomplish, she does; she never stops until she gets what she wants. She accomplishes all of that, while being kind and loving with everyone. It is because of her that I am constantly working on becoming the best version of myself. My uncle was one of the most hard working people ever, he would love his job so much and invest so much time and dedication to it, that whatever he did worked out perfectly well the way he wanted it to. He was always helping others when he could, he lent a helping hand all the time. He knew perfectly well that being kind had no cost at all and it was better to have lots of friends rather than make many enemies. Any time anyone in the family or from his close circle was struggling, he would help overcome the problems. He too, believed in me fully and always supported my dreams and told me to keep fighting no matter what. Now that he is gone, I promised that I would do anything I could to make him proud and every single accomplishment is dedicated to him.

As an international producer navigating Hollywood, how do your roots and heritage influence your work and the roles you choose?

Honestly, I don’t let it influence me so much, when I take on a project, it is not really about my roots and heritage rather than if I feel connected to the story. I always try to find myself in the projects that I do, whether it is with the message or one of the characters resonates with me, or even if I find a certain situation shocking and interesting to talk about. Of course, it’s always nice to work on films that talk about my heritage and those always have a special place in my heart, but after all it always comes down to the story and message that the film wants to transmit. I am very big on having good scripts developed, because that is what the audience will stay with. You can have a great cast and crew and have beautiful shots done, but if your story takes you nowhere, then I don’t think it is worth it. There have been a few films that I could not be a part of, even if they were about my heritage because the story was not well developed and the characters were missing that special spark that made you connect and feel something for them, so even though it was representing my culture and my home country, I could not be a part of the team. It also depends with what intention the films are done. For example, if a project is presented where the culture is being mocked or somehow insulted, of course I will not be a part of that team because the point is never to offend other people and be rude. There is always a way to present a message being respectful, even if it is a parody that is being done, there are ways to come across that won’t be seen as simply disrespectful and mean. Essentially, when choosing a project to work on, it all comes down to my values and morals and if I connect with the story or not.

One of your first producing roles is on the project Alpha 27. What is that one about?

Yes, so Alpha 27 follows Diego who must protect the life he’s built on Earth when unforeseen events pressure his return to his space colony of origin. It was written and directed by Nick Azzaro, and stars Michael Sullivan, Kadan Well Bennett, Seren Lee, and Jake I. Garcia.

How did the movie come about for you?

I had worked previously on other projects with the director. There were so many times where we would carpool together to set and talk about future projects and stuff we had worked on. Nick is an absolutely remarkable filmmaker; he graduated from the Academy Gold program and has worked on so many fantastic projects. He was working on Alpha 27 and when I heard what the story was about, I was 100% sure I wanted to be a part of it. The story felt very real and heartfelt even though the circumstances are fictional. It felt completely relatable in very strange ways because even though it is a different reality and different obstacles, people still fight for the right of love and go through the same problems that we do. Every time we would screen this film at a festival, people would ask for the Feature version, and so, Nick and I have been discussing the possibility of making Alpha 27 a feature. I am so excited to talk to him and plan more projects because he is a very talented filmmaker and I am certain he is going to be very successful. Apart from the fact that it is always a pleasure to work with him on set.

Chaos often reigns on set. Can you share any fun facts?

Two sets were completely built from scratch, the airport and the office with the secretary were warehouse built. In order to make the set more from space, we needed to create the set completely from Nick’s vision. Along with all the effects and editing it looks just how the director envisioned it. The film is currently on a festival run so stay tuned for more about that!

We are excited to see it. What else do you have coming up?

I do have a few projects that are still being discussed and brainstormed, but they will definitely become a reality. There are three short films I worked on that have done absolutely amazingly in festivals, have won many awards and have gotten a lot of recognition. Every time there was a screening for those films someone would come up to us and ask, “when is the feature coming out?” So, we took this as a sign to actually work on the feature versions of these short films.

That is impressive! What’s the best way to follow you online?

People can look up my work on IMDb.

Our thanks to Nathalie Zagar Abitbol for taking the time for this interview.

 

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: Alpha 27, Nathalie Zagar Abitbol

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Editor-in-Chief of FlickeringMyth.com since 2023.

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