Jon Bregel | Filmmaker / Coach for Filmmakers

Coming 2026

"we are living proof that your worst nightmares are not irrational"

Director: Jon Bregel

Cinematographer: Ryan Sanderson

EP: Jon Bregel

Producers: Jon Bregel, Ien Chi, Paige Demarco

Role: Director & EP

Agency: Leo Burnett Business
Producer: Rondell Wescott
Creative Director: Peter Powell
Creative Director: Gene Campanelli
Associate Creative Director: EJ Lee
Associate Creative Director: Noel Nickol

Production Company/Creative Collective: Variable
Director/Editor: Jonathan Bregel
Cinematographer: Matthias Koenigswieser
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Producer: Alex Friedman
Production Supervisor: Paige DeMarco
Aerial Cinematographer: Dylan Goss
Art Director: Nick Goodman
Stylist: Nadine Haders
Photographer: Joey L.

Score: "Hold On" by Adam Taylor
Future Perfect Music: futureperfectmusic.com/composers/adam-taylor

ROLE: Director, Cinematographer, Editor

"Chunyun," the world's largest annual human migration takes place every Chinese New Year. This cultural phenomenon attracts over three billion people, most of whom travel long distances to spend treasured time with their families.

Directed, Shot, Edited: Jonathan Bregel

Original Score and Sound Design: Matthias Muller

Role: Executive Producer, Phantom Cinematographer

Director: Salomon Ligthelm

Cinematographer: Khalid Mohtaseb

Role: Executive Producer, Co-Director, 2nd Unit DP

Client: Chevrolet

Director: Lloyd Lee Choi

Cinematographer: Oliver Millar

Role: Co-Director, EP, Partner @ Variable

We try to imagine what it must have been like within the moments surrounding JFK's assassination. Those few ticking seconds where a nation’s twisting grasp on its place in the world flipped our collective insides like a sudden bend on a wooden roller-coaster. A few microseconds prior we were the well scrubbed center of the universe. A few microseconds later we had lost our anchor and were in a free-fall trying to make sense of it all, still cheering and smiling in a heartbeat of disbelief. We feel everything we know slipping through our fingers. We are weightless.

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Client: National Geographic
Title: "Killing Kennedy"
SVP Creative: Andy Baker
Design Director: Christos Devaris
Writer/Creative Director: Tyler Korba
Creative Director, Design: Brian Everett
Production Manager: Kevin Lahr

Production Company: Variable 
Creative Development: National Geographic, Variable & Mill+
Director: Rama Allen & Jonathan Bregel
Writer: Rama Allen
Cinematographer: Khalid Mohtaseb
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Producer: Alex Friedman
Production Supervisor: Paige DeMarco
VFX Supervisor - Adrian Hurley
Phantom Tech - Edward Richardson
AC/DIT: Daniel Stewart & Jeffrey Levine
Production Designer: Joseph Sciacca
Photographer: Joey L

Post Production: Mill+
Head of Content: Ian Bearce
Post Production Producer: Adrienne Winterhalter & Richard Schwab
Editor: Caleb Woods
Assistant Editor: Jessica Ledoux 
Lead Compositor: Danny Morris
Titles: Wesley Ebelhar
Score/Sound Design: Fall On Your Sword

ROLE: Cinematographer, Executive Producer

Production Company/Creative Collective: Variable
Director/Editor: Lloyd Lee Choi
Director of Photography: Jonathan Bregel
Art Director: Caitlin Van Horn
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Head of Production: Alex Friedman
Supervising Producer: Paige Demarco
Producer: Jon Simonetta
Production Supervisor: Danny Hillman
Production Designer: Joseph Sciacca
Prop Master: Curtis Oliveria
1st AC: Jared Knecht
2nd AC: Rocco Campanelli
DIT: Jeff Levine
Gaffer: Brad Burke
Key Grip: Mark Boucher
Wardrobe/Make Up Stylist: Sofija Mesicek
Sound Mixer: Turner Curran

Client: Zappos
Experiential Campaign Lead & Creative Content Strategist: Kelly Smith
Art Director & Senior Designer: Derrin Hawkins
Creative Outreach Strategist: Tia Zuniga

Post Production: Variable
Editor: Joe Kell
Post Production Producers: Paige Demarco & Lareysa Smith
Colorist: Jeff Levine
Sound Mix/Sound Design: Defacto Sound
Score: "That Home" by The Cinematic Orchestra

ROLE: Cinemtographer

Director: Andrew Batista

Producer: Courtney Prather

Production Company: Strike Anywhere

ROLE: Cinematographer, Producer, Co-Director

A 78-year-old man covered his body with one beautiful tattoo. The retired Principal City Planner for Baltimore talks about trees, consciousness, letting go of life and his genitals.

Read more about it on the Vimeo Blog: vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-out-of-the-blue-by-friendzone/

EP / Producer: Jon Bregel

Directors: Jon Bregel & Steve Hoover

Cinematographer: Jon Bregel

Additional Cinematography: Dan St’ours

Role: EP/Partner @ Variable

Director: Salomon Ligthelm

Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Executive Producer

Production Company: Variable 
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Producer: Alex Friedman
Production Supervisor: Paige DeMarco
Production Coordinator: Alexandra Van Voorst van Beest
Cinematographer | Photographer | Colorist: Khalid Mohtaseb
Art Director: Joseph Sciacca
1st AC | DIT : Dan Stewart
Sound Mixer: Anthony Viera
Assistant Editors: Dan Stewart, Jeff Levine
Motion Graphics: Maha Mohtaseb
Creative Assistants: Ashley Horton, Michelle Brooks, Dotsie Bregel

Client: Pfizer
Agency: Edelman 
Creative Development & Casting: Edelman & Variable
Executive Creative Director: Jimmie Stone 
Executive Producer: TJ Sponzo
Copy Supervisor: Kristen Dietrich

Original Score: Keith Kenniff 
Unseen Music, 2013 | unseen-music.com

Sound Mix & Design: Brooklyn Post Studio
brooklyn-post.com

Role: Executive Producer @ Variable

ROLE: Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Executive Producer

As a loving mother, Eisibe never expected that she would watch her son grow old without raising a family of his own.

For additional context regarding the negative effects this situation has had on Rufus' younger brother: aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/its-youre-sold-dream

Change starts here: aclu.org/smarter-sentencing-act?ms=oth_acluaction_140127_vimeo

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Client: ACLU
Creative Development: ACLU & Variable
ACLU Multimedia Content Strategist: Molly Kaplan
ACLU Communications Strategist: Sarah Solon

Creative Collective | Production Company: Variable 
Director | Cinematographer: Jonathan Bregel
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Producer: Alex Friedman
Production Supervisor: Paige DeMarco
Production Coordinator: Laura Levine
Production Designer: Joseph Sciacca
1st AC | DIT : Jeff Levine
Sound Mixer: Anthony Viera

Post Production: Variable
Editor: Jonathan Bregel
Assistant Editor: Joseph Kell
Creative Assistant: Michelle Brooks
Colorist: Khalid Mohtaseb
Colorist Assistant: Daniel Stewart

Score: Keith Kenniff 
Unseen Music, 2013 | unseen-music.com

Sound Mix & Design: Defacto Sound
Sound Designer | Lead: Dallas Taylor
defactosound.com

Role: Executive Producer @ Variable

Role: Executive Producer

Director: Steve Hoover

Cinematographers: Kate Arizmendi & Tyson VonSkiver

ROLE: Cinematographer

Director: Samm Hodges

Agency: WIN

Role: Co-Director, Executive producer

Shake off all the worries on your mind and smile! The dogs featured in SHAKE are simply here to offer you a couple minutes of wonder and laughter. :)

Production Company: Variable
Directors: Carli Davidson & Jonathan Bregel
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Producers: Carli Davidson & Alex Friedman
Director of Photography: Khalid Mohtaseb
Camera Master/Phantom Technician: Nick Midwig
Assistant Camera: Daniel Stewart
Gaffer: Travis Becker
Animal Wrangler: Amanda Giese
Craft Services: Tim Wiesch
Production Assistant: Cheyenne Allott

Post Production: Variable & The Mill
Editor: Jonathan Bregel
Assistant Editor: Jeff Levine
Post Production Producer: Alex Friedman
Head of Content: Ian Bearce @ The Mill
TK Producer: Heath Raymond @ The Mill
Colourist: Sal Malfitano @ The Mill

Score: Mayer Hawthorne "Shiny & New"
itunes.apple.com/us/album/shiny-new/id325250582?i=325250966
Label: Stones Throw Records

ROLE: Director, Cinematographer, Editor

A short portrait film featuring a young Chinese woman nicknamed “Gouachi".

This film was made in collaboration with the Chinese multimedia company RADII CHINA. This is the first film in an upcoming series of shorts called “Voices” which will feature individuals who are playing roles in the evolution of arts and culture in today’s China.

Producer: Adan Kohnhorst

Cinematographer/Director: Jon Bregel

Score & Sound Design: Matthias Muller

Translators: Katherine Wang and Emily Wang

Interview Translation Assistant: Echo Huang

Role: Co-Director, Co-Cinematographer, Executive Producer

Slowing down time at the Holi Festival in India.

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Directors / Cinematographers: Jon Bregel & Khalid Mohtaseb
Executive Producers: John Rule & Mike Sutton
Producer: Tyler Ginter
Line Producer: Viraj Velinker 
Phantom Tech: Nick Midwig

Production Company/Creative Collective: Variable
Post Production/Editorial: The Mill

The Mill: New York City
Post Production Producers: Dee Allen & Alex Maxwell
Editor: Ryan McKenna 
Colourist: Sal Malfitano

Original Score/Sound Design: Salomon Ligthelm - ligthelm.tv

Special thanks to the risk takers who helped make this job possible:
Rule Boston Camera - for trusting us with their Phantom Flex - Rule.com
Angenieux - for trusting us with their prototype glass - Angenieux.com

From low wage work to family sustaining careers.

Director: Savannah O'Leary
Producer: Kieran Altmann
Director of Photography: Jon Bregel
Editor: Ethan Mitchell, Cut&Run
Colorist: Nick Metcalf, Company3
Composer: Michael Dragovic

Role: Executive Producer @ Variable

Role: Director/EP/Partner @ Variable

"Forward with Confidence" features third grade teacher Jasmyn Wright who believes her students can be anything that they put their minds to and uses mantras to help build their confidence and equip them with the skills to approach any challenge with a positive mindset.

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Client: Gap Kids
Agency: Shebang Studio

Production Company: Variable
Director: Jonathan Bregel
Cinematographer: Katelin Arizmendi
Production Designer: Joe Sciacca
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Head of Production: Alex Friedman
Producer: Paige Demarco
Line Producer: Amanda Scoblick
Pos Production
Editorial: Consulate
Editor: Ryan McCally
Color: Company3
Colorist: Jaime O'Bradovich
Sound Design/Mix: Sound Lounge
Sound Designer: Rob Sayers
Music House: Asche & Spencer
Score: Downtempo 135

ROLE: Cinematographer

Currently in Post-Production

Director: Samm Hodges

Cinematographer: Jon Bregel

Format: Super 16mm

ROLE: Director, Editor, Co-Cinematographer, Executive Producer

Director: E.J. McLeavey-Fisher

DP: Jon Bregel
Mom: Maureen Germain
Dad: Shawn Rue
Older Sister: Mila Weir
Younger Sister: Tamia Bass
Creative Director: Jessica Mottola
Creative Director: Eric Terchila
Copywriter: Cole Brennan
Art Director: Andrew Hobbs
Digital Content Producer: Ryan Goins
Prod Co: StillPool
EP: Fernando Ortega
EP: Chani Aranguren
Casting: Hypnosis
Animal Casting:
Edit: Dan Maloney
Composer: Watt White
Color: M Studio
Producer: Javier Romero
Production Manager: Juan Sebastian James
Coordinator: Stacey Maltin
2nd AD: Deighton McKay
1st AC: Chevy Anderson
2nd AC: Wyatt Maker
VTR: Mauricio Viana
Gaffer: Brandon Billera
BBE: Ryan Ortiz
Electric: Mike Friscia
Electric: Carolina Acero
Electric: Michael Hill
Key Grip: Vinny Davino
BBG: Adam Reichard
Grip: David Persaud
Grip: Paul Albin
Driver: Dardenne Mixon
Art Coordinator: Diego Quecano
Set Dresser: Javier Scalley
Set Dresser: Lissette Emma
Art Assistant: Catherine Gubernick
Art Assistant: Raphael Fineberg
Food Stylist: Marilinda Hodgdon
Food Runner: Nina Weeber
Location Manager: Ted Sherman
Wardrobe Stylist: Angel Macias
Wardrobe Assistant: Jonathan Estrella
HMU: Dani
HMU Assistant: Andrea Inciarte
PA: Hector Santiago
PA: Noel Gerena
PA: Cirsty Burton
PA: Jo Retalis
PA: Jay DeYonker
PA: Indigo George
PA: Jasper LaBonte
Truck PA: Alberto Fixi
Truck PA: Erik Rivera
Catering: David Alan Catering
Crafty: Ben Gold

“I Do” is an exploration of a love that surpasses time and adversity, unfolding within breast cancer's shadow. This ten-minute documentary follows widower Jim Kuhlman as he candidly reflects on his enduring love story with late wife Julie, serving as a reminder that love's echo endures, even as life's chapters unfold.

A Personal Project, 2023

Subtitles available in Chinese (Simplified), Hindi, Arabic, Korean, and English.

Featuring: Jim Kuhlman

Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Jon Bregel

Music: Nils Frahm

Producer: David Bonnett Jr.

Executive Producer: Jon Bregel

Executive Producer: Ien Chi

Sound Design: Christian Stropko

Color House: Blacksmith

Colorist: Mikey Pehanich

Color Producer: Adam Vevang

Color Assist: Sam Howells

Title Design & End Credits: GrandArmy

Production Company: JB Films

Post Production: Nourish Creative

Special Thanks:

National Widowers' Organization, Inc.

Frederick H. Spero

Dr. Sherry R. Schachter, PhD, FT, RN

David Kessler

Leslie Ries

Dr. John Fetting

Steve Case

Trace Bell

The Grief Toolbox

Robyn Roth

Glen Lord

The ManKind Project

Boysen Hodgson

Ryan Sanderson

Khalid Mohtaseb

Daniele Anastasion

ROLE: Cinematographer, Co-Director

16 babies on set, one day of shooting, lots of fun- occasional tears and breakdowns.

Client: Gap

Agency: shebang creative studio

Production Co: Bunker

EP: Jay Wert

Producer: Annalise Rowan

Directors: friendzone

Cinematographer: Jonathan Bregel

2nd Unit DP: Brendan Banks

Production Design: Joseph Sciacca

ROLE: Cinematographer

Director: Aqsa Altaf

Cinematographer: Jon Bregel

Client: Disney

Agency: Yellow Shoes

Producer: Patti Getker

With no pre-developed story or shot-list, we let our curiosity & conversations with Wladyslaw guide the film. As a result, his outlook on life furthered our belief that contentment through self-acceptance trumps societal approval.

Free your mind.

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Production Company: Variable

Director / Cinematographer: Jonathan Bregel & Khalid Mohtaseb
Producer: Tyler Ginter
Art Director: Joseph Sciacca
Local Coordinator & Translator: Piotr Labercheck

Editorial & Color Grade: Salomon Ligthelm - ligthelm.tv

Original Score & Sound Design: Tony Anderson - tonyandersonmusic.com

Post Story Producer: Susan Modaress
Polish Translators: Sophia Whitman & Arkadiusz Lesniak

Role: Executive Producer

Director: Salomon Ligthlem

Cinematographer: Niklas Johansson

Client: Audi

Client: Tiffany & Co.
VP/Global Creative Director: Diana Hong
Creative Director: Olivia Ing
Producers: Simona Aviram & Michael Malvasio
Post Producers: Jennifer Choi & Joon Ahn

Production Company/Creative Collective: Variable
Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Jonathan Bregel
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Producer: Alex Friedman
Production Supervisor: Paige DeMarco
Production Coordinator: Alcy Sivyer
Art Director: Joseph Sciacca
Gaffer: Brad Burke 
Additional G&E: Andrew Rivara & Gary Wilkins
1st AC: Michelle Brooks
DIT: Jeff Levine
Office PA: Laura Levine

Post Production: Variable
Editor: Jonathan Bregel
Post Producer: Alex Friedman
Post-Production Supervisor: Margaret Babington
Finishing Producer: Jason Farber @ Nice Shoes
Colorist: Sal Malfitano @ Nice Shoes
Retouching/Rotoscoping: Jason Farber @ Nice Shoes
Graphics: Byron Slaybaugh

Sound Design and Mix: Defacto Sound

Score: "A Late Nights Wandering" by Adam Taylor
Future Perfect Music: futureperfectmusic.com/composers/adam-taylor

Role: Cinematographer, Co-Director

"The future is already here. And they are creating a better world. Youth activists are raising their voices and empowering other kids to make real change in issues from climate change to voter’s rights. Join us in celebrating today’s changemakers. Because, when kids take the lead, the future is bright. And bold. And better." - Gap

Client: Gap

Agency: shebang creative studio

Directors: friendzone

Cinematographer: Jonathan Bregel

Producer: Annalise Rowan

Production Design: Joseph Sciacca

Gaffer: Brad Burke

Production Co: Bunker

EP: Jay Wert

Sound Design: Defacto

Music: The Twits - "We Are The Future"

This short doc for Nike Sportsware focuses on a lighthearted look at the "drive" put forth by Abdoulaye on a daily basis. In real life, Abdoulaye is driven by the goal of being a successful soccer player whilst maintaining relationships with friends and family. My job was to capture this "drive" in a cinematic way that could tell a story both timeless, and relatable.

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Client: Nike

Production Company: Variable

Director / Creative Director: Jonathan Bregel
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Line Producer: Brendan Cochrane
Narrative Cinematographer: Khalid Mohtaseb
Spike Lee Cinematographer: Bruce Cole

Post Production: Variable
Post Production Producer: Tyler Ginter
Editor: Noah Shulman
Original Score: Salomon Ligthelm

Sound Design: The Lodge
Audio Post Producer: Mike Onufrak
Sound Mix & Design: John Northcraft

Role: Executive Producer

Director: Lloyd Lee Choi

Cinematographer: Kaitlyn Arizmendi

Client: National Geographic

Production: Variable

Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor

All footage was shot within an 8 hour span in Brooklyn, NYC. This piece serves as a visual case study on several aspects of daily life in the borough of Brooklyn.

Director/Cinematographer: Jonathan Bregel

Role: Director

"Back to School, Forward with Focus" features mindfulness educator Andres Gonzales. Andres works in Baltimore City Public Schools teaching kids practices that lead to the development of empathy, compassion, love, balance, and harmony.

The opportunity to direct this spot immediately struck a chord with me because I was never specifically taught how to focus my mind in the classroom...as a result, I quickly got branded with the "ADD" label. For a long time, I saw myself as 'less than', struggling in waves with various ADD medications and identity crisis' along the way. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to work with an ADD specialist in my 20's and was able to overcome a lot of the mental struggles that I faced throughout my life as a result of being labeled as an "ADD kid". One of the biggest cures for me to feel a natural sense of focus and presence has been meditation, so when I got wind of Andre's story and mission from Variable's EP Tyler Ginter, I was motivated to draw awareness towards it through Gap's global platform. To find out more about what Andres is up to, here is a link to his mission: hlfinc.org/about-us/

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Client: Gap Kids
Agency: Shebang Studio

Production Company: Variable
Director: Jonathan Bregel
Cinematographer: Katelin Arizmendi
Production Designer: Joe Sciacca
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Head of Production: Alex Friedman
Producer: Paige Demarco
Line Producer: Amanda Scoblick
Pos Production
Editorial: Consulate
Editor: Ryan McCally
Color: Company3
Colorist: Jaime O'Bradovich
Sound Design/Mix: Sound Lounge
Sound Designer: Rob Sayers
Music House: Asche & Spencer
Score: Downtempo 135

Role: Executive Producer

Director: Salomon Ligthelm

Cinematographer: Oliver Millar

Client: National Geographic

Client: Samsung 
Marketing: Vimeo
Digital Agency: Edelman

Production Company | Creative Collective: Variable 
Director | Cinematographer | Editor: Jonathan Bregel 
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Producer: Alex Friedman
Line Producer: Paige DeMarco
Production Designer: Joe Sciacca
Phantom Tech | DIT: Jeff Levine
1st AC: Michelle Brooks
Gaffer: Brad Burke
Grip: Freddie Stevens & Ramie Faris 
H/MU: Olga Khizver
Talent: Landon DeMarco, Aurora Leonard, Summer Rayne Oakes, Kali Weeks

Post Production: Variable
Post Production Producer: Paige DeMarco
Editor: Jonathan Bregel
Colorist: Jeff Levine
Sound Design | Sound Mix: Rob Corso @ Brooklyn Post
Score: "Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears" by A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Role: Director, Editor

In June 2007, the late Academy Award-winning director, Bert Salzman, uploaded a series of six ‘Mindcalming Meditations’ to his YouTube account. This particular video took inspiration from Bert’s third ‘Mindcalming Meditation’ entitled ‘Slow Down’…my favorite of all six. The length, titles, words, and music from Bert’s original video have not been altered. I just had some slow-motion footage laying around and felt it was quite pleasant to watch at moments throughout Bert's original video.

Slow-Motion footage:

Director/DP - Jonathan Bregel

Producer: Rocco Campanelli

Gaffer: Brad Burke

DIT: Jeff Levine

Shot on Phantom Flex 4K

Role: EP/Partner @ Variable

Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor

I had the pleasure of spending a few moments with Bob Hosier, the gentleman who started Baltimore's "Miracle on 34th Street".

Music: Martin Sexton - Silent Night

ChristmasStreet.com

Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor

"Green" is a visual meditation film for those who seek calm in the midst of their busy lives. Whether the film is a looping screensaver in the background, or a means of focus in the foreground, the intent is to provide a little massage for the soul.

The film is best experienced in 4K with decent speakers or headphones.

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Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Jonathan Bregel
Original Score: Edo Van Breeman & Johannes Winkler

Production Company: Variable
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Producer: Rocco Campanelli
Production Supervisor: Samantha Scaffidi
Gaffer: Brad Burke
DIT: Jeff Levine
PA: Chris Neurohr
Special Thanks: Summer Rayne Oakes & Sander van Dijk
Stage: Egg Studios

Director: Rama Allen

Cinematographer: Jon Bregel

Production Company: The Mill+

From low wage work to family sustaining careers.

Director: Savannah O'Leary
Producer: Kieran Altmann
Director of Photography: Jon Bregel
Editor: Ethan Mitchell, Cut&Run
Colorist: Nick Metcalf, Company3
Composer: Michael Dragovic

Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor

Our location scout in Xinjiang, China is upset that he never gets credit for his hard work on commercials. All he wants is to see his name in the credits…even though commercials don’t show the credits.

This film is a chronologically ordered documentation of a location scout for a Car commercial in Xinjiang, China.

Director / Cinematographer / Editor - Jonathan Bregel

Filmed in a total of 36 hours over the course of six days in July 2018; People’s Park is a foreigner's observation of one of Shanghai’s public parks called People’s Park.

On a personal note, People's Park is the location where my fiancé and I had our first date in April 2017.

Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Jonathan Bregel
Lotus Sequence Music: Liu Fang
Camera Assistant: Chris Wang

Press:

https://www.newsshooter.com/2019/04/20/peoples-park-an-observational-film-by-jon-bregal/

radiichina.com/you-can-now-spend-45-minutes-silently-observing-a-chinese-public-park/

Role: Director, Cinematographer, Editor

"Flatface" is a personal project made in collaboration with Mike Schneider, professional fingerboarder and owner of Flatface.

As a sucker for euphoria, I was fascinated when I stumbled upon Mike's YouTube channel a couple months ago (MikeSchneider). I had no clue fingerboarding still existed, and here is this 23-year-old guy who not only has a successful fingerboarding business, but is (I'd argue) the best fingerboarder in the world. Upon entering Mike’s world, the fingerboards, skateboards, ramps, fresh air and laid back atmosphere transported me back to the timeless days of my youth. This film is the result of Mike kindly showing a couple friends and I around his hometown over a beautiful May weekend. The goal was simply to fuse fun, fingerboarding, skateboarding, and filming for a three to five minute short film about Mike’s company, Flatface. The first four goals were achieved, however the whole time thing ceased to exist from the moment I entered Mike's Flatface dimension, resulting in a film that is a collection of curiosity, observations, and new experiences.

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Director / Cinematographer / Editor: Jonathan Bregel
Producer / AC / Sound Recorder: Rocco Campanelli
DIT / Colorist: Jeff Levine

Music By: White Rainbow
Special Thanks: The Schneiders, Alex Friedman, Tyler Ginter
Production Company: Variable

A short documentary about a strong-willed woman who transforms the lives of Shanghai’s unwanted street dogs.

To donate or adopt directly from Katherine’s shelter, worldwide, visit: http://www.shanghai-animal-rescue.com/

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Directed, Shot, Edited: Jonathan Bregel

Music By: Moby

With the support of the ACLU, the team journeyed through the Midwest to document the powerful stories of individuals profoundly affected by systemic injustices. Their experiences shed light on voter disenfranchisement, wrongful detainment, and mass incarceration. These short documentary pieces serve as a call to action, inspiring viewers to stand up for justice and advocate for the rights of all.

Credits:

Story Development: Jon Bregel
Director: Steve Hoover
Supporting Producer: Craig Butta
Client: ACLU NY

Role: Executive Producer @ Variable

Role: 2nd Unit Cinematographer

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Agency: Campbell Ewald
Producer: Kurt Kulas
Creative Director: Brett Warkentien
Copywriter: Sean Perry

Production Company: Variable
Directors: Jonathan Bregel & Rama Allen
Executive Producer: Tyler Ginter
Line Producer: Alex Friedman
Production Supervisor: Paige DeMarco
Cinematographers: Nicolas Karakatsanis, Sean Steigemeir, Jonathan Bregel
Production Designer: Danny Cistone

Post-Production|VFX Company: The Mill
Editor: Ryan McKenna & Jessica Ledoux
Executive Producer: Zu Al-Kadiri
VFX Producer: Rachael Trillo
Creative Director: Rama Allen
Shoot Supervisor: Ilia Mokhtareizadeh
Colourist: Michael Rossiter
Art Director: Audrey Davis

With the support of the ACLU, the team journeyed through the Midwest to document the powerful stories of individuals profoundly affected by systemic injustices. Their experiences shed light on voter disenfranchisement, wrongful detainment, and mass incarceration. These short documentary pieces serve as a call to action, inspiring viewers to stand up for justice and advocate for the rights of all.

Story Development: Jon Bregel
Director: Steve Hoover
Supporting Producer: Craig Butta
Client: ACLU NY

I spent the afternoon with my friend Summer at her beautiful apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Jonathan Bregel

Music: Helios - Buldir (Thanks, Keith!)