The 10 Movies That Changed My Life: ‘Zero Motivation’ Director Talya Lavie

"An exciting new original voice in cinema, who happens to be really funny, intelligent, and female." Yep, that's our review quoted in the new trailer for "Zero Motivation." The directorial debut of Talya Lavie (who we placed on our Breakthrough Directors of 2014 list), which plays like a mash-up of "M.A.S.H.," "The Last Detail," and "Office Space," "Zero Motivation" is a hilarious look at tedium, bureaucracy, and red tape as seen through the lens of the slow moving Israeli army. And in particular, a unit of young, female soldiers who are relegated to the doom of boredom in a human resources office. Based on Lavie's own experiences, "Zero Motivation" is extremely distinct, particular, sharp, and wryly observed. 

The film won the Narrative Feature and Nora Ephron prizes at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, and Lavie's been on our radar ever since. We cannot wait to see what she cooks up...