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Celebrate our vibrant local and regional filmmaking culture at the 28th edition of the Ohio Shorts Festival!
Ohio Shorts showcases Buckeye-made short films spanning documentary, animation, dramatic narrative, and more. This year’s edition features an extensive lineup from our dynamic, all-ages community of moving-image makers, curated by filmmaker and animator Lindsey Martin, assistant professor of film production at Ohio University’s School of Film, located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. (program approx. 120 mins., digital video/DCP)
Join us for a postscreening reception with the filmmakers in the Performance Space. While you enjoy snacks and a cash bar, we’ll announce the $500 Jury Award winner, selected by Martin, and the audience will vote on the $300 Audience Choice Award recipient!
This year, in addition to $5 tickets we're excited to offer expanded ticketing options with two additional levels to choose from:
VIDEO CAPTION Trailer by Lindsey Martin, music by Mobygratis.
IMAGE CAPTIONS Clockwise from top left: Demon’s Day Out (Eleanor Hauck, 2024), Exit Danish Flats (Natasha Woods, 2023), The Chronocular Device (Edward Loupe, 2024), Someone to Count On (Stellan Blue Bargar, 2023); images courtesy of the filmmakers.
Klickbait Kat (Vincent Alexander, 2023, 6 mins.)The Chronocular Device (Edward Loupe, 2024, 15:47 mins.)Boondh – A drop in the ocean (Amanda Hoover, Elizabeth Roskopf, and Mansee Singhi, 2023, 6:57 mins.)Home (Javier Cruz-Ginez, 2023, 2:40 mins.)Overtime (Madison Bregitzer, 2023, 1:10 mins.)Unplugging from Amazon (Raquel “Rocky” Nguyen, 2024, 12 mins.)Black Boys Don't Cry (Madison Ledyard-King, 2023, 17:11 mins.)Someone to Count On (Stellan Blue Bargar, 2023, 1:51 mins.)15 animations (Julie Jones, 2024, 2:15 mins.)Exit Danish Flats (Natasha Woods, 2024, 8:46 mins.)Demon’s Day Out (Eleanor Hauck, 2024, 1:24 mins.)Episodes (Dejiah Archie-Davis, 2023, 4:24 mins.)Somebody to Somebody (Abbigail Hawk, 2023, 5:22 mins.)River (Rafal Sokolowski and Kanat Omurbekov, 2023, 11:45 mins.)The Seeker (Masha Kochanenkova and Lain Hosken, 2024, 2 mins.)Unboxing Brad: The Making of Boxing Day (The Film) (Jason Johns and Jason Hazel, 2022, 8:08 mins.)Bacteria in Beard (Nishad Nalawade, 2023, 0:55 mins.)
Lindsey Martin's films are humorous, sometimes dark looks at the inner workings of families going through crisis, often embracing the absurd. Martin is interested in exploring locations and how humans connect to the places they are from, the cyclical patterns of generations of women living in poverty in rural America, and the bizarre tactics individuals, especially young girls and women, design to cope with traumatic experiences. Her film, Pottero, won Best Animation at Provincetown International Film Festival and the Anchorage International Film Festival. Her films have also screened at various conferences and symposiums around the US. Read more on her website.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Humanities
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Ohio Department of Development Greater Columbus Arts Council The Wexner Family Institute of Museum and Library Services Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts CampusParc Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme The Columbus Foundation Nationwide Foundation Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane Axium Packaging Nancy Kramer Ohio State Energy Partners Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection Larry and Donna James David Crane and Elizabeth Dang Bruce and Joy Soll Rebecca Perry Damsen and Ben Towle Jones Day Alex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
Ohio Shorts 2024
