John Rash is a filmmaker, photographer, and visual artist originally from Western North Carolina now working as Assistant Professor of Film Production and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi. John earned his M.F.A. in Documentary and Experimental Art from Duke University and B.F.A. in Art Education from UNC-Greensboro. His documentary films have been shown in festivals and museums around the world and he has received multiple awards including the Soul of Southern Film Award from Indie Memphis Film Festival for Negro Terror, History+ Best Documentary Award from the North Carolina Museum of History for Our Movement Starts Here, and an Emmy nomination for his film about South Carolina-based photographer Sam Wang. John is also the founder of the Southern Punk Archive which aims to preserve the stories of DIY punk communities in the American South.
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