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Tim Zajaros is known for Mudbound (2017), The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) and Arctic (2018).
- Producer, Actor, Writer
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3,721 Followers, 1,074 Following, 505 Posts - Tim Zajaros (@timzaj) on Instagram: "filmmaker.. Detroit born and raised. FOOL’S PARADISE in theaters May 12th!"
- 3.7K
- Love of Movies
- Launching A Production Company
- Move to Franklin
At age 25, Zajaros was a few years removed from graduating with a finance degree from Western Michigan University. He had a ho-hum automotive marketing job. "It was there that I was inspired to get into the film business,” Zajaros said. "I wasn't happy and I wasn't driven. I didn't feel like I had a lot of purpose." His internal monologue asked: Wh...
A decade ago, Zajaros and Lemole founded Armory, which creates, develops, produces and finances high concept and commercially viable content. Notable recent productions include the Shia LaBeouf movie "The Peanut Butter Falcon," also starring Dakota Johnson. The film was critically lauded and made more than $23 million en route to becoming the highe...
In recent years, Zajaros and his wife, Dana, had a child and were looking for a change. Compared to Southern Califoria, Williamson County seemed a little more family friendly and a good place to raise kids. Also, it was closer to Michigan. With Franklin increasingly being utilized as a film location, Zajaros made the move. "There is no better place...
- Chris Gadd
- Williamson County Reporter
May 31, 2018 · Tim Zajaros is a co-founder of Armory Films, a company that financed and produced movies such as Mudbound, a Netflix-distributed drama about race relations. He shares his journey from automotive marketing to Hollywood, his advice for aspiring filmmakers, and his future projects.
- Emma Klug
Jun 25, 2020 · Produced by Armory Films, the house behind last year’s pioneering Oscar-nominated drama Mudbound, Arctic premiered to acclaim at Cannes this May. Honeysuckle sat down with Tim Zajaros, Armory’s co-founder, for some behind-the-scenes anecdotes from this icy new epic.
- Ronit Pinto
Nov 16, 2017 · Tim Zajaros, who grew up in Farmington Hills, is a producer of the acclaimed Netflix film 'Mudbound', directed by Dee Rees. He shares his experience of working on the project, which explores racism, family and war in the Jim Crow South.
May 12, 2023 · When producer Tim Zajaros moved from Hollywood to Franklin around this time in 2022, it didn't seem like a drastic change considering Chris Lemole, the other co-founder of Zajaros' production.
