Daylin Van Zandt was born in San Antonio,Texas in 1983. Daylin grew up making short comedy films with his cousins. He went through school and continued to have a fascination with film. Daylin graduated from Texas State University in 2008. In 2010 moved to Korea to accept a position as an English Teacher. While living in South Korea he met a group of young filmmakers that inspired him to follow through with his childhood dream.