ARTS AND CRAFTS (short film block)
Friday, September 19th, 1pm
Memorial Hall Main Theater
Total Runtime: 93m 08s
A Girl Takes a Walk in the Forest dir. Kristen Lauth Shaeffer, Robin R Shaeffer
Rock Star dir. Lindsay O’Keefe
Alex: A Craft Story dir. Evelyn Medley, Sean Hall
Cake Walk dir. Ingrid Woode
Romchyk dir. Alexis Bicât
ADO dir. Sam Henderson
The Singers dir. Sam Davis
Music, dance, and theatre are more than just forms of expression. They're how we find community, they're how we discover new things about ourselves, and they're how we can overcome challenges.
Presented by Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival.
A Girl Takes a Walk in the Forest
Directed by: Kristen Lauth Shaeffer, Robin R. Shaeffer
"A Girl Takes a Walk in the Forest" documents the production of a collaborative animation project between a mother and her elementary-age daughter.
Runtime: 9:53
Rock Star
Directed by: Lindsay O’Keefe
Through his words and guitar, a young musician tells his unconventional story.
Runtime: 16:29
Alex: A Craft Story
Directed by: Evelyn Medley, Sean Hall
It’s always about so much more than the brooms.
Runtime: 4:25
Cake Walk
Directed by: Ingrid Woode
Cincinnati native Geneva Woode, a classical piano prodigy whose career took off at the same time she was also tapped to work on many of James Brown’s hits in the 70's, shares her 60+ year musical journey, which was everything but a cake walk.
Runtime: 17:52
Romchyk
Directed by: Alexis Bicât
Following a deadly missile attack, Romchyk’s life is shattered forever. Despite severe burns and wearing a medical mask, he pursues his dream of ballroom dancing, embodying resilience, hope, and the enduring human spirit amidst tragedy.
Runtime: 11:36
ADO
Directed by: Sam Henderson
Ms. Hopkins is rehearsing Much Ado About Nothing with her middle school theatre class when it is interrupted by a school shooter.
Runtime: 15:53
The Singers
Directed by: Sam Davis
A short film adaptation of a 19th-century short story written by Ivan Turgenev, in which a lowly pub full of downtrodden patrons connect unexpectedly through an impromptu sing-off.
Runtime: 17:00