Behind the Magic
Social Construct is a bold entertainment production company dedicated to curating a range of socially relevant and impactful projects, from award-winning films to episodic television. With a focus on IP development, packaging and sales, the company’s projects have been acquired by top studios and distributors worldwide, including Universal, Lionsgate, STX, Netflix, HBO, Showtime, Amazon Studios, AMC, IFC, etc, as well as boasting laurels from the Golden Globes, International Emmy Awards, Sundance, SXSW, Berlinale, Hotdocs, IDFA, and more.
Founder & Producer
Zak Kilberg
Producer Zak Kilberg is the founder of Social Construct, a bold production company dedicated to curating a range of socially relevant and impactful media projects. Primarily focused on IP acquisition and creative development services for his projects and ventures, he recently minted production shingle Highly Flammable, and is running a slate of scripted and documentary projects alongside fellow producers Emmy-nominated Maura Anderson and Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens.
Kilberg’s projects, which include We Are Guardians (produced alongside Appian Way & Leonardo DiCaprio), Golden Globe-winner The Mauritanian, and International Emmy winner Bellingcat: Truth In A Post-Truth World, have been acquired by top distributors worldwide, including Universal, Lionsgate, Netflix, HBO, Amazon Studios, etc., as well as boasting laurels from Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, Hotdocs, IDFA and BAFTA. He is also a Tony-nominated producer of the 2025 Broadway hit Buena Vista Social Club.
Zak runs Social Construct with his partner Iz Web, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, NC.
Kilberg’s projects, which include We Are Guardians (produced alongside Appian Way & Leonardo DiCaprio), Golden Globe-winner The Mauritanian, and International Emmy winner Bellingcat: Truth In A Post-Truth World, have been acquired by top distributors worldwide, including Universal, Lionsgate, Netflix, HBO, Amazon Studios, etc., as well as boasting laurels from Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, Hotdocs, IDFA and BAFTA. He is also a Tony-nominated producer of the 2025 Broadway hit Buena Vista Social Club.
Zak runs Social Construct with his partner Iz Web, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, NC.
Head of Development, Partner
Iz Web
With a background in writing, filmmaking and the arts, Iz Web’s diverse career has included information architecture, multimedia art, theatre & film production, festival & event production, community organization, and performance art. A prolific writer since childhood, Iz Web studied Filmmaking and the Adaptation of Fiction Into Film in college, along with intensive studies in the disciplines of Art, Philosophy, Comparative Religions and Mythology. She directed several short films and worked in various aspects of both production and distribution before pursuing a career as an information architect, multimedia artist, and circus performer. Since then she has written numerous interactive story-based games, short stories, and scripts for both screen & stage. She joined Social Construct in 2013 to lead a collaborative writer’s group, and is now a partner, serving as the Head of Development. As Head of Development for Social Construct, Iz oversees the development of a slate of film and television projects for the company and its joint ventures.
Head of Development
Iz Web
With a background in writing, filmmaking and the arts, Iz Web’s diverse career has included information architecture, multimedia art, theatre & film production, festival & event production, community organization, and performance art. A prolific writer since childhood, Iz Web studied Filmmaking and the Adaptation of Fiction Into Film in college, along with intensive studies in the disciplines of Art, Philosophy, Comparative Religions and Mythology. She directed several short films and worked in various aspects of both production and distribution before pursuing a career as an information architect, multimedia artist, and circus performer. Since then she has written numerous interactive story-based games, short stories, and scripts for both screen & stage. She joined Social Construct in 2013 to lead a collaborative writer’s group, and is now a partner, serving as the Head of Development. As Head of Development for Social Construct, Iz oversees the development of a slate of film and television projects for the company and its joint ventures.
Ventures
Connect Beyond Festival
Connect Beyond Festival provides attendees with access and communication by using music, film, and storytelling to create connections. More than just an event, Connect Beyond Festival is a movement to develop a network of people inspired by creative mediums and united in the pursuit of equality and social justice, with a goal of inspiring a sense of community and personal engagement.
Convergent Media
Convergent Media was conceived by Social Construct and prominent entertainment law firm SmithDehn LLP. Our mission is to explore socially relevant and meaningful themes, and to bring engaging, entertaining stories to audiences worldwide, while aspiring to commercial success for independent filmmakers and investors alike. Our films include Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (“New York Times Critic’s Pick”), The Mauritanian (with Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Tahar Rahim), and the New York Times best book of the year, Say Her Name.
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Distributors
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