John Warren is a film/video artist, a lecturer of Art & Cinema at Vanderbilt University, and the Artistic Director of the psychedelic-themed Far Out Film Fest. He is currently in R&D on a feature-length documentary intended for PBS about the history of California's psychedelic light show, called Over Head. He is also in post-production on an ambitious "experimental documentary" exploring Nashville's complicated history called Frontierland.
Warren’s cinematic work explores the lyrical and subjective frontiers of experimental, documentary, and narrative. He primarily uses a 16mm Bolex motion picture camera to make films and installations that seek to question, to interpret, and to express that which transcends language. His work has been exhibited internationally at a wide range of festivals and museums. He earned an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts and a BFA from Emerson College in Boston. He lives in East Nashville with his wife and daughter.
