Reel Good Yarns with Director Jonny Zeller

Get to know the faces behind the camera in Reel Factory’s spotlight series with director Jonny Zeller.

The expression “never work with children or animals” is lost on Jonny Zeller – in fact he adds explosions to the mix and calls the chaos a great day at the office. Hailing from a small town outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Zeller moved to LA to chase the dream of making it in the film industry. After the obligatory character-building couch surfing and multiple ad-hoc job stints, Zeller found himself tailing Lamborghini’s down the Las Vegas Strip, tracking Red Bull wakeboarders through a closed Brazilian waterpark and ‘slivin with Paris Hilton.

Adapting with the industry as the way we consume media evolves, Zeller considers himself a ‘Storyverse Architect’, looking at projects holistically and creating cross-platform journeys that viewers are excited to go on.

Click here to find out what makes a boy from the MidWest tick and what the main benefits of Second Unit directing for Netflix are in Jonny’s sit down chat.