John Haley is a documentary filmmaker, artist, and educator whose stories reflect fissures and seams in the American social fabric. Focused on individuals and communities navigating a fractured national landscape, his films juxtapose these narratives against institutional structures through observational cinematography, personal testimonies, symbolic imagery, and vivid, recurring soundscapes.
Thematically, his films consider the human implications of policies and systems like capital punishment, electoral politics, and corporate pollution. These stories disentangle American mythos from reality, centering perspectives that confront or question societal structures and national identity.
His films have screened at DOC NYC, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Nashville Film Festival, Virginia Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival, New Hampshire Film Festival, Santa Fe International Film Festival, Tallgrass, and Sidewalk, among others. His work has been supported by the Verdant Fund, the McCanna House Artist-in-Residence Program, the Southern Exposure Fellowship, the Anderson Center Residency, and more. John is currently an Assistant Professor of Creative Media at the University of Alabama.
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