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

A young girl with long hair, standing outdoors in a wooded area, holding a small amount of blood in her hand and looking at it with a serious expression.

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

A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a red patterned shirt, playing guitar on a busy city street.
Person working on a traditional broom, weaving red bristles around a black metal band.

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

A metallic stand mixer with dry cocoa powder inside, sitting on a kitchen countertop.

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

A young boy sitting at a wooden desk in a study room, viewed from behind, with a window and beige curtains in the background; shelves with toys and crafts; child's room decorated with posters and drawings.

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

A diverse group of young people in costumes posing together on stage, with some making gestures and smiling.

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

A group of people sitting at a bar in a dimly lit setting, with a man wearing a beanie in focus, surrounded by smoke and a flickering flame.

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