John Rash is a documentary filmmaker, photographer, and video artist who founded and curates the Southern Punk Archive.
Research Interests
Rash's lens-based work focuses on topics of environmentalism, social justice, and cultural outsiders.
Biography
John Rash is a filmmaker, photographer, and video artist who has worked as visual storyteller and educator in the United States and China. John earned his M.F.A. in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University. John’s research and teaching are focused on Documentary Studies, Southern Studies, film production, avant-garde cinema, expanded cinema, and moving-image installation. As the founder / curator of the Southern Punk Archive, John works to preserve the music, stories, and ephemera from vibrant D.I.Y. punk and hardcore communities throughout the American South. John’s creative work explores cultural outsiders and environmental topics through lens-based media as informed by documentary traditions. John was the recipient of the Soul of Southern Film award from Indie Memphis Film Festival in 2018 and continues to exhibit his work in festivals, galleries, and museums internationally.
Yangtze Drift (2014)
One Party Ultimate Night Club (2014)
Nomad Chapter (2018)
Negro Terror (2019)
Sam Wang: Centripetal Persistance (2022)
Our Movement Starts Here (2024)
The Future Runs on Electricity (2024)
John Rivera Parking Lot (2024)
Courses Taught
- Cine 302 Special Topics in Cinema Post-Production
- THEA 202 Introduction to Cinema
- THEA 256 Documentary Production
- THEA 350 Editing I
- SST 533 Fieldwork & Oral History
- SST 534 Documentary Photography
- SST 537 Documenting the South in Film
- SST 633 MFA Documentary Fieldwork
Education
MFA Experimental and Documentary Arts, Duke University (2014)