JON BREGEL

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: Cinemtographer

Director: Andrew Batista

Producer: Courtney Prather

Production Company: Strike Anywhere

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: Director of Photography

SXSW 2025 Audience Award Winner | Narrative Feature

*Release details coming soon*

“A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together.”

PRESS:

https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/sxsw-film-festival-2025-the-baltimorons-for-worse-magic-hour

https://mashable.com/article/baltimorons-review

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-baltimorons-review-jay-duplass-1236158677/

https://awardswatch.com/the-baltimorons-review-jay-duplass-returns-with-an-endearing-bittersweet-christmas-eve-romance-b-sxsw/

https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/the-baltimorons-review-jay-duplass-1236333064/

https://thefilmstage.com/sxsw-review-jay-duplass-the-baltimorons-is-a-sincere-throwback-to-mumblecores-heyday/

https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2025-03-14/braving-the-wintry-mix-of-the-baltimorons/

TEAM:

Director: Jay Duplass
Writer(s): @jayduplass @strasshola
Starring: @strasshola @lizthelarsen @luchardii
Executive Producers: @markduplass @meleslyn, Shuli Harel
Producers: @davidbonnett @strasshola@mountaindrewlanger
Assoc. Producer: Miriam Sokolowski
Director of Photograhy: @jbregel
Production Designer: @takemedowntocringetown
Editor: Jay Deuby

Colorist: Matt Riggieri
Music by: Jordan Siegel
Casting by : @theawashingtoncasting
UPM: Shuli Harel
1st AD: Drew Langer
2nd AD: @yehan123
PA’s: @emmishockley @nhawdon @riffreft @joeleitess @tommywats @kennybr0, Tony Harrison
Prod. Supervisors: @p_burn_
1st ac: @tomdunk, Jack Hildebrand
2nd AC/Dit: @riggieri @nkdigitalcave
Camera PA: @alvanobichie ❤️
Gaffer: @ryguysofly
G&E: Ryan Gallo, Danny Guzman
Prod. Sound mixers: Chad Mellendick, Alex Jennings, @dirtybaguettes
Loc manager: @kiran.rhe
Stunt coord: @kainrick
@baltimorefilmoffice

“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, 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: Executive Producer @ Variable

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

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

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: 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: 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, 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

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

Role: EP/Partner @ Variable

ROLE: Cinematographer

Director: Aqsa Altaf

Cinematographer: Jon Bregel

Client: Disney

Agency: Yellow Shoes

Producer: Patti Getker

Role: Executive Producer @ Variable

ROLE: Cinematographer

Director: Samm Hodges

Agency: WIN

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: Executive Producer

Director: Salomon Ligthlem

Cinematographer: Niklas Johansson

Client: Audi

Role: Executive Producer

Director: Lloyd Lee Choi

Cinematographer: Kaitlyn Arizmendi

Client: National Geographic

Production: Variable

Role: Executive Producer, Phantom Cinematographer

Director: Salomon Ligthelm

Cinematographer: Khalid Mohtaseb

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: Executive Producer @ Variable

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: Cinematographer

Currently in Post-Production

Director: Samm Hodges

Cinematographer: Jon Bregel

Format: Super 16mm

Role: EP/Partner @ Variable

Director: Salomon Ligthelm

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: Cinematographer

From low wage work to family sustaining careers.

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

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

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

Client: Chevrolet

Director: Lloyd Lee Choi

Cinematographer: Oliver Millar

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"

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

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, 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: Executive Producer @ Variable

Role: Executive Producer

Director: Salomon Ligthelm

Cinematographer: Oliver Millar

Client: National Geographic

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