“Down Home on the Zazu Farm” Nominated for Emmy

Filmmaker Joshua Dylan Mellars has been nominated for an Emmy for Down Home on the Zazu Farm, produced for San Francisco Bay Area PBS station KRCB.

Featuring Sonoma County farm to table chefs and restauranteurs Duskie Estes and John Stewart, Down Home on the Zazu Farm provides a behind-the-scenes look at the chefs’ commitment to sustainability. The documentary follows Duskie and John raising animals at their Forestville, California farm and cooking at their restaurant Zazu Kitchen + Farm.

Mellars has received two additional Emmy nominations this year for work on the PBS station’s Bay Area Bountiful series and for independent drama Shakespeare in the Shadows.

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) San Francisco/Northern California Area Emmy Award Gala will take place at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco on Saturday, June 2.