Public Record is a Brooklyn-based production and entertainment company whose film, television, and commercial work is grounded in truth. After their Emmy-nominated documentary, In A Dream, premiered in theaters and on HBO, co-founders Jeremiah Zagar and Jeremy Yaches—friends since middle school—teamed up with long-time collaborators Nathan Caswell, Cassidy Gearhart & Galen Summer, to start a company that would unite their shared passion for filmmaking. This versatile group of storytellers is tasked by agencies, brands and studios to produce stunning, meticulously crafted, emotionally resonant work, that touches hearts and expands minds.
Jeremy was born in Philadelphia, grew up in the burbs, and graduated from Boston University. He was fired from his first PA job on a TV show called Hack, then moved to Brooklyn where he produced music videos for artists such as The Casualties, Brazilian Girls and The Walkmen.
Jeremy was a staff producer at the bi-coastal production studio Shilo for most of the aughts, and then left to produce the feature documentary In A Dream, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award, nominated for multiple Emmys and broadcast on HBO.
He is a Sundance producing lab fellow, a recent convert to decaf coffee, and is at his happiest when helping good people to create their best work.
Before joining Public Record in 2021, Amanda spent close to a decade working for independent production companies, most recently in accounting and business affairs for Iconoclast.
She grew up mostly in Los Angeles and New York. As an undergrad at Wellesley College, she studied filmmaking at the MIT Film Video Section. Later she received an MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts where she served as a teaching assistant in production management.
After film school, Amanda worked as a civilian guest researcher for The Tonight Show and spent years working in PR and production for visual effects companies (ILM, Digital Domain, Blue Sky, and Kleiser-Walczak) before turning her focus to business management for production companies.