[4] Zimbalist's films have been shown on Netflix,[5] HBO,[4] Apple,[6] ESPN,[7] Showtime,[8] CBS,[9] Paramount+[10] and theatrically exhibited.

The film follows the life of Anderson Sa through the favelas of Rio de Janeiro in his attempt to use AfroReggae music to provide a positive outlet for the residents of a dangerous environment.

[27] In 2019, The Hollywood Reporter ranked the show the 5th best TV series of the decade behind Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Rectify, and Parks and Recreation.

[38] In 2019, Zimbalist created and was showrunner on the Netflix investigative music documentary series ReMastered, executive produced by Irving Azoff.

[39][40] David Browne wrote in Rolling Stone, "Eye opening, all-in reporting brings fresh insight to tales and myths we thought we knew".

In 2022, Zimbalist executive produced and directed the series 11 Minutes,[10] which became the highest rated documentary program on Paramount+ since the streamer launched and received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary, won two gold medals at the New York TV & Film Awards for best nonfiction series and best direction, and won the Christopher Award in 2023.

Alongside Angelina Jolie, he also executive produced With This Breath I Fly about two women incarcerated in Afghanistan for so-called "moral crimes."

[41] In 2023, Zimbalist executive produced Invisible Beauty about black fashion pioneer Bethann Hardison, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, was theatrically distributed by Magnolia Pictures, and won an NAACP Award for Best Documentary.

The Daily Beast wrote, "It's a thriller, a heist caper, and a surprisingly moving romance all in one, and it seems destined to be one of the breakout hits of this year's Sundance Film Festival.

"[49] The Toronto Star called it a "real-life "Mission: Impossible"... so engrossing, it makes "edge of your seat" seem like an understatement,"[50] and Variety wrote, "The film's exhilaration is that it shows you, through its dangling-from-a-steel-beam footage, what love really is: scaling the heights of devotion, no matter how perilous, without a net," with many reviews comparing it to Free Solo and Man on Wire.

[52] Skywalkers: A Love Story won the Audience Award at the Miami International Film Festival, played at the Tribeca Film Festival 2024, and was nominated for the Cinema Eye Honors Audience Award [53] Zimbalist has produced development documentaries and consulted for clients in the United States, South Asia, Africa, and Latin America, including the Ford Foundation, the World Bank, the Templeton Foundation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the UNDP, and various international nonprofit service organizations.