Come celebrate the excellent work of budding filmmakers from the OHIO School of Film’s 2nd-year MFA Program!
Saturday, November 2nd at 7:00 p.m.
The event is FREE and open to the public – Tickets are required for entry
The screening will consist of a series of short films created exclusively by film students who are completing their second year in the School of Film MFA program. We’ve done these screenings numerous times, and the quality of work is always top-notch…you don’t want to miss this special event!
The Films and Filmmakers
The Lost Party by Aram Riazi. Runtime: 21 min
Synopsis: After the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of morality police in Iran, three Iranian women living abroad confront feelings of homesickness, loneliness, and alienation. Their stories reflect the emotional toll of displacement, as they yearn for a homeland they can no longer fully return to.
Christ Complex by Constanze Brodbeck. Runtime: 5 min 10 secs
Synopsis: Connie explores her relationship to the divine during Easter season.
Janet by James Joseph Valiyakulathil. Runtime: 14 min
Synopsis: Janet, a 17-year-old from a rural town, realizes her water has broken during a late-night shift at her retail job. Panicked, she drives toward a distant hospital, but the journey is too long. Alone and terrified, she delivers her baby in the car, deep in the middle of the forest, transforming her life forever.
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Henna Stain by Nimco Yuusuf. Runtime: 14 min 33 sec
Synopsis: Magool, a first-generation Somali-American, exists in two worlds – the Somali and the American worlds. As an interpreter, she experiences firsthand the clash between the two worlds, which makes her question her place in the two spaces and the place of women in Somali culture.
Flower Thief by Peter Owusu. Runtime: 15 min 11 sec
Synopsis: Flower Thief tells the captivating story of Kofi, a teenage boy who sells flowers on the bustling streets of Athens after stealing from graves. His life takes an otherworldly turn when he becomes trapped in the underworld. To escape his ghostly existence, Kofi must navigate the transformative power of selfless acts, ultimately finding hope in the most unlikeliest of places.
First Date by Mira Steuer. Runtime: 3 min 56 sec
Synopsis: A young man drives his grandmother to her first date since the death of her husband.
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Kristeena Blaser graduated from Ohio University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with a focus on environmental, sustainability and climate change politics. She received her Master of Science in Environmental Studies from Ohio University in 2017. While attending graduate school, she worked as a graduate assistant for the Office of Sustainability at Ohio University. She also worked as a GSI technician, landscape and maintenance worker, and a research assistant for an anerobic digestion project. While also working at the on-campus recycling center and compost facility when time permitted. Since graduation, she has worked as the Sustainability Coordinator for Aramark at Kent State University within their Dining Services department, as the Sustainability Coordinator at Oklahoma State University, and since March of 2023 has served as the Director of Sustainability for the Columbus Zoo Family of Parks.
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Starring Skyler Gisondo (Licorice Pizza), Madison Iseman, and Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos), and directed by West Virginia native Robert Tinnell, Feast of the Seven Fishes is a fun comedy about family ties and traditions and what it takes to find your own way in life.
Jasmine Facun is the US Forest Service Partnership Coordinator at the Wayne National Forest, as well as a two-time Ohio University alumna with a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Conservation Biology and a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies. She enjoys roller derby, making art, and homesteading.
