Bio
A native of Pikeville, Ky., Bruce Parsons is the founder of the place-based social
learning network, The Holler. Parsons developed the first rural, scholarship supported,
collegiate Esports team in America, working with tech and gaming companies like Asus,
Steelseries, iBuypower, and DXRACER, and led a media campaign that included the Christian
Science Monitor, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and the Associated Press. Parsons holds a doctorate
in education and an MFA in filmmaking. Bruce's film work has been distributed by Top
Shelf Productions, screened at the Museum of Modern Art, and played at film festivals
across the world.
Research and Creative Interests
Podcasting / Documentary Film / Twitch Broadcasting and esports / Appalachian Culture
and Economy / Virtual and Augmented Reality / Editorial Cartooning / Sequential Art