Our Ohio – 2025

Sunday, April 13, 3:00 PM

WOUB’s Our Ohio documentary film project challenges high school students in our region to learn about and explore independent documentary film, Appalachian cultural identity, media literacy and multimedia storytelling. Throughout the course of the school year, students work with a WOUB news reporter and documentary filmmaker, and an Ohio University professor to learn how to create and submit their own short documentary films. The project gives young people the resources necessary to tell their own story and challenges them to think more deeply about what they want to say and the most effective way to say it.

Works Screening:

Volunteer Fire Departments Director: Isabella Klein, 4 min
Darrell’s Greenhouse Director: Khloe Jones, 6 min
Athens’ Timeless Restaurant Director: Jayce Eskey, 4 min
Religion In Appalachia Director: Timberlyn Templeton 5 min
What it Means to be a Veteran Director: Hallie Bateman, 5 min
Nelsonville Turns Over a New Leaf Director: Lila Dishong, 4 min
Vernacular in the Mountains Director: Amanti Hayes, 8 min
Married to the Game Director: McKenzie Rudolph, 6 min
Appalachian Rivers Director: Gryphon Thomas, 5 min
The History of Mining in Appalachia Director: Maddie Houghton, 5 min
Community Organizations and The Effects on Appalachian Culture Director: Carson Reuter, 6 min
Saving Lives Director: Rachel Cheadle, 3:15
An Insight into the Athens Restaurant Industry Director: Marty Dagostino, 6:04
Out of the Ashes Director: Megan Cheadle, 6 min
The Story of Stuart’s Directors: Claire Abraham, Kaylee Wright, Trevor Orsbon, 6 min