John A. Bruce is a filmmaker, designer, researcher, and educator.

He directed and produced, in partnership with Pawel Wojtasik, the feature documentary End of Life, as well as many independent short films and installations. His work has been exhibited internationally, including: New York Film Festival, Chicago Film Festival, The Julliard School, and The Brooklyn Academy of Music among others. He served as production manager and art director for a number of feature films, and platform producer for several transmedia projects addressing social issues. 

He is Assistant Professor of Design Strategy at Parsons School of Design, where he co-leads the studio Design for Living and Dying in the Transdisciplinary Design MFA program. 

John recently served as the President of the Board of Trustees for the Flaherty Film Seminar. He earned a BFA from the School of Visual Arts, and an MBA in Sustainable Systems from Pinchot (Presidio). He was a 2015/16 Fellow at the Graduate Institute for Design Ethnography and Social Thought at The New School.