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Ohio Shorts 2022

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Top left: Still of three young people on a bed. The person in the foreground is lying on their stomach with a pen in one hand and a notepad in the other. Top right: black-and-white animated still of a landscape featuring a cemetery, a big cat standing on its hind legs, the legs of a giant person, and trees. Bottom left: still of the profile of a person with long brown hair and red makeup streaming down their face; blurred trees are in the background. Bottom right: black-and-white still of a young angel.

Celebrate our vibrant culture of local and regional filmmaking at the Wexner Center’s 26th-annual Ohio Shorts festival.

Presented once again in person (and online through May 7), this event features an eclectic lineup from our rich community of moving-image makers. Showcasing Buckeye-made shorts spanning documentary, animation, dramatic narrative, and more, this year’s edition of Ohio Shorts is curated by local DJ, curator, and cofounder of Verge.fm Reg Zehner (they/them), the first recipient of the center’s Path Fellowship in the Department of Learning & Public Practice. (total run time: approx. 110 mins., DCP)

Join us after for a reception with the filmmakers in the center’s lower lobby. At the end of the screening, we’ll announce the $500 Jury Award winner, selected by Zehner. All filmmakers whose works were included in the program receive a $50 screening fee! And on May 7, we’ll announce the $300 Audience Choice Award winner—determined by online voting—on social media.

Program lineup

Trial of Errors (Eric Swinderman and Greer Miller, 2021, 13:03 mins.)

The Definition of Creativity (Eloise LaVerdiere, 2021, 0:54 mins.)

Reflection of Affection (Annie Filali and Taylor Gandy, 2020, 2:08 mins.)

Kaleidoscope (Krista Faist, 2021, 0:52 mins.)

The Superior Pho of Cleveland (Rocky Nguyen, 2021, 3:13 mins.)

Post Quarantine (Robby Waters, 2022, 5 mins.)

Red & Blue (Abbigail Hawk, 2021, 1:34 mins.)

River Waulk With Me (Kevin Vanscoder, 2022, 1:34 mins.)

Split Ends (Amber Bishop, 2021, 16:28 mins.)

Bus Stop (Donnell James, 2021, 6:09 mins.)

Memory (Lucas Dunlap, 2022, 2:16 mins.)

The Fullest Day of Summer (Natasha Maidoff, 2021, 14 mins.)

Baking Cookies (Audrey Severns, 2022, 0:41 mins.)

Scenario (Ryan Lucht, 2021, 7:31 mins.)

Pottero (Lindsey Martin, 2021, 9:43 mins.)

She Has Had Enough (Charlize Collins, 2021, 0:41 mins.)

Michael and the Dragon (Ella Price, 2022, 10:13 mins.)

Jazz (Marin Summers, 2022, 0:34 mins.)

Save the Date (Terrell Ujah, 2021, 14:02 mins.)

Black-and-white still of a young angel with a metal halo around their head and the tops of their white wings behind them

Michael and the Dragon (Ella Price, 2022), image courtesy of the filmmaker.

Still of what appears to be the inside of a kaleidoscope featuring multicolored balls, toys, and trinkets with lots of pink shades

Kaleidoscope (Krista Faist, 2021), image courtesy of the filmmaker.   

Still of an animated green reptile surrounded by green leaves

Reflection of Affection (Annie Filali and Taylor Gandy, 2020), image courtesy of the filmmakers.  

Still of a person gripping their hair with their hands as if in distress; they are lit by a red, yellow, and green filter.

Scenario (Ryan Lucht, 2021), image courtesy of the filmmaker.

Still of three young people on a bed. The person in the foreground is lying on their stomach with a pen in one hand and a notepad in the other

The Fullest Day of Summer (Natasha Maidoff, 2021), image courtesy of the filmmaker.

Black-and-white animated still of a landscape featuring a cemetery, a big cat standing on its hind legs, the legs of a giant person, and trees.

Pottero (Lindsey Martin, 2021), image courtesy of the filmmaker.

Still of the profile of a person with long brown hair and red makeup streaming down their face; blurred trees are in the background.

Save the Date (Terrell Ujah, 2021), image courtesy of the filmmaker.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Cardinal Health
Kaufman Development

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
The Wexner Family
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Columbus Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
American Electric Power Foundation
L Brands Foundation
Adam Flatto
Mary and C. Robert Kidder
Bill and Sheila Lambert
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Nationwide Foundation
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Mike and Paige Crane
Pete Scantland
Axium Packaging
CampusParc
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard
Nancy Kramer
Huntington
Lisa Barton
Johanna DeStefano
Russell and Joyce Gertmenian
Liza Kessler and Greg Henchel
Ron and Ann Pizzuti
Joyce and Chuck Shenk
Bruce and Joy Soll
Jones Day

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Ohio Shorts 2022