Oh-Hi-O – 2025

Saturday, April 12, 9:30 PM

Inspection
Director: Jay Cline III, Experimental, USA, 4 min
An in-depth exploration of my body.

NBA Hoops #205
Director: Julia Biller, Experimental, USA, 2 min
A colorful exploration of the intersection between true crime, sports media, and the passive viewership ingrained into american culture.

I Am Neither, I Am All
Director: Alex Oichea, Experimental, USA, 5 min
An experimental reimagining of the doll test examines how a masked person internalizes fragments of femininity and masculinity.

Cozy Couture
Director: Tobias Manuel Zuniga-Shaw, Documentary, USA, 9 min

Echoes of My Heart
Director: Sharique Sarfaraz Siddiqui, Narrative, USA, 12 min
On the day he is closing down his shop, an antique store owner takes a walk filled with echoes from the past with his former lover

Last Day
Director: James Joseph Valiyakulathil, Narrative, USA, 11 min
A retiring factory worker, Mark, 70, and his wife, Ann, face an uncertain future when he collapses on his retirement day.

Fumble
Director: Mahsa Talebiani, Experimental, USA, 15 min
A series of lighthearted vignettes exploring the duality of immigrant and queer life and the longing to return to the familiars of one’s past, alongside an equally compelling desire to assimilate into a new culture and identity.

Picture of a Lost Family
Director: Aram riazi, Narrative, USA, 15 min
A woman visits her friend who stands frozen in time.

The Taste of Life
Director: Javier Cruz-Ginez, Documentary, USA, 11 min
A Mexican immigrant mother invites audiences to her home, filled with generational recipes, laughter, and tears, surrounded by family and friends.

Mido of the Bubbles
Director: Andrew Bowman, Narrative, USA, 9 min
In a quaint enchanted forest a boy leaves home in search of his estranged aunt. Far off in an industrial city he encounters danger around every corner.

Time Capsule
Director: Constanze Brodbeck, Experimental, USA, 5 min
Through interactions with a self who has yet to exist, Constanze creates a time capsule for herself in 10 years exploring themes of aging, transition, and consciousness.

Mail Myself to You
Director: Imogen Pranger, Documentary, USA, 16 min
What does it mean to send art and find community through the mail, and how we can we preserve the memory of art that resists convention? The legacy and future of the Oberlin College Mail Art Collection.