Zeppelin Zeerip is a director and DP with a focus on the natural world and character-driven narratives. His work has taken him from the mountains of Pakistan to the frontlines of Ukraine, directing for clients like The North Face, The Olympic Channel, REI, Burton, Mammut, The Los Angeles Times, The Sierra Club, and Red Bull.

Raised with a Midwest work ethic and fueled by a restless spirit, Zeppelin splits his time between his studio and high alpine ridge lines. He’s a conservationist, a pot belly pig wrangler, and a geodesic dome-dwelling off-grid idealist—just don’t call him a hippie. While he claims to be fearless, he still walks backwards up the stairs if the basement lights are off. His films often wrestle with the tension between awe and anxiety, using story as a way to make sense of a rapidly changing world.

His work has earned three Vimeo Staff Picks, a Gold Telly Award, and most recently, his film Apayauq premiered with the Los Angeles Times and qualified for the 2024 Academy Awards.