Zach Rineer is a NYC-based filmmaker hailing from Philadelphia and Delaware roots. Zach has been recognized for producing and directing work on over 30 short films featured at the likes of Nashville, Philadelphia, Santa Fe, and NFFTY Film Festivals.

 

Recently, Zach partnered with Yoni Azulay in 2022 to produce western thriller short film, IDLE SPEED, which was featured at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner and Awarded the Best Producing Craft Award by NYU’s 2023 First Run Film Festival. IDLE SPEED had its public release in 2024 on Omeleto.

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Zach has also had an extensive background producing, writing, and directing alongside collaborator Mike Macera on short films, including NOBODY LEFT BEHIND (2022), which has amassed over 80k views online.

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In 2024, Zach took on his first feature film as a producer, with Mike Macera at the helm as writer/director, in the coming-of-age drama, ALICE-HEART. The film is set to have its World Premiere at Slamdance Film Festival 2025 in Los Angeles, USA. ​