ABOUT
Jon Bregel is a filmmaker, coach for filmmakers, and founder of Nourish, a coaching and community platform dedicated to helping filmmakers build meaningful, sustainable creative lives.
Contact: jon@nourish.art
Before focusing his work on coaching, Jon spent nearly two decades building a career in the film industry as a director, cinematographer, entrepreneur, and executive producer. He co-founded the award-winning production company Variable, directed and shot films for organizations including Nike, Coca-Cola, National Geographic, Tiffany & Co., Mercedes-Benz, and ESPN, and collaborated with many of the industry’s most respected filmmakers. He continues to make films today as both a director and cinematographer.
His work has been recognized with an Audience Award at SXSW, thirteen Vimeo Staff Picks, and honors from Cannes Lions, Sundance, AICP, Clio, The One Show, Webby Awards, LIA, and Spikes Asia, and has been featured by The New York Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire, and Filmmaker Magazine.
Today, Jon’s work is centered on helping filmmakers navigate the human side of careers in film. Through one-on-one coaching, writing, speaking, podcasting, and The Nourish Community, he explores questions of identity, uncertainty, relationships, purpose, and what it means to build a creative life that remains meaningful as careers evolve.
If you’d like to learn more about Jon’s journey, you can read his story HERE or listen to his podcast HERE.
ARTICLES / PODCASTS FEATURING JON:
Cigna - The Visability Gap Podcast: The Early Midlife Crisis
Luc Forsyth Youtube: Why This SXSW Winning Film Was Shot on a $5000 Camera
The Storytelling Lab Podcast: Living In Alignment With Your Values
Cinematography Salon: Finding Community, Cultivating Resilience
Hollywood Reporter: The Baltimorons SXSW Audience Award
SHOTS: No more 'sadvertising': How to film emotionally charged topics sensitively
Luc Forsyth Youtube: If Your Want Your Films to Stand Out, Do This
Luc Forsyth Youtube: “If You Want a Film Career in 2026”
Frameset Podcast: The Super Slow Motion God Father
Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere: “Out of The Blue”
WanderingDP Podcast: Episodes 387, 458, 472, 473, 474, 475, and More
Talkhouse: How Filmmaking Became My Escape From Intimacy
ADAA: Making A Documentary About Grief
Cinematograpy Salon: Pursuit of Wellness in the Film Industry
Shots: Jonathan Bregel Captures Life after Death
Towson Torch: From Towson, MD to The Big Screen
Filmsupply: The Creative & Destructive Power of Stress
Medium: If You’ve Ever Considered Leaving It All Behind…