Johnny Wow produced his first feature film Dream with the Fishes in 1997 as Head of Production at the unique independent feature film development and production company, 3 Ring Circus Films. The film, starring David Arquette and Cathy Moriarty, received critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. One of only a handful of films to secure distribution during the festival, Dream with the Fishes, written and directed by Finn Taylor, was distributed by Sony Pictures Classics and Lakeshore International.

A year later, Wow returned to Sundance with Tony Barbieri's One. As an executive producer, Wow oversaw the re-editing and the marketing campaign for the picture in preparation for the festival. In addition to the great critical success it enjoyed at Sundance, One was later picked up for distribution by Shooting Gallery and Blockbuster Home Video.

Wow's other projects slated for production include Nakasero, a true story of a man unjustly imprisoned by dictator Idi Amin; Traces, an unusual story about a blind shut-in who safeguards a wanted criminal; and Entangled, a story focusing on how far a couple will go when a hoodlum forces them to repay an unexpected debt. Prior to donating his life to the film industry, Wow attended the University of Pennsylvania where he received a BA in Mathematics and went on to earn an MFA in Directing at CalArts.