Biography
John Mossman has written and directed numerous award-winning films, earning best-of-fests worldwide and screenings at Palm Springs, Aspen, and LA’s DGA, Chinese Theater and Egyptian Theater as part of the American Cinemateque Series. His recent feature Good Guy With A Gun has been heralded for its unique portrayal of gun culture in America. Also a documentarian, he received Telly and Voice awards for portraits of teens struggling with mental illness. Co-founder of Artistic Home Theater he received Jeff awards for his adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky’s The Goddess, as well as his direction of Requiem For a Heavyweight and was named a Director of the Year by WBEZ radio. He has taught at Second City, in Dublin, and Thailand where he was co-creator of a healing ritual performance in Hell’s Pass. An invited participant at Wesleyan University’s Institute For The Study of Guns In Society and the ASU symposium on Guns in Society, he has participated on panels and on an ongoing Gun Lethality Index study. Founder of South Side Filmmaking Youth Initiative, for 18 years he mentored Chicago high school students, garnering the young filmmakers worldwide screenings and two national Emmy Awards. He is currently shooting the proof of concept for the episodic Nobody Fucking Leaves, and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A maker of films born of dreams and strict adherent to the no assholes on set policy, he has also taught at Harold Ramis Film School and Northwestern University as Assistant Professor of Instruction.
Degrees
B.A., Theatre and Drama/Communication Arts University of Wisconsin 1985