Ohio Indies
As a service to local filmmakers, I’ve been trying to actively review the Ohio-made independent films and provide a professional film review for the cast and crew involved to make use for their promotional purposes and as recognition of their efforts. This does not mean that I will be ignoring issues that I feel are deserving of constructive criticism, which I think is important to the creative process and reflection as well. Expect this section to only get bigger.
2023
Free to a Bad Home
Director: Kameron Hale, Scott Hale
Writers: Kameron Hale, Scott Hale
Starring: Miranda Neiman, Jake C. Young, Olivia Dennis, Roni Locke, Hayley Sunshine
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2022
Adeline
Director: Greg James
Writer: Sam Lewis
Starring: David Chokachi, Jane Mowder, Erin Bethea, Orli Gottesman, Jake Satow, Ralph Scott
Currently available:
Entropy
Director: Kameron Hale
Writers: Scott Hale, Kameron Hale
Starring: Miranda Nieman, Hayley Sunshine, Scott Hale, Tyler Joseph Cambell, William E. Newton
Currently available:
Isolated
Director: Tyler Lee Allen
Writer: Michael Ferree
Starring: KateLynn Newberry, Lanny Joon, David Solomon Abrams
Currently available:
The Other Side of Darkness
Director: Adam Deierling
Writer: Adam Deierling
Starring: Maggie Callahan, Scott C. Davis, Olivia Billings, Drake Tobias, Brett Voina
Currently available:
Satanic Soccer Mom from Ohio
Director: Kyle Anthony Rayburn
Writers: Ben Reger, Kyle Anthony Rayburn
Starring: Grace Plazoles-Hayes, Brian Papandrea, Ellie Church, Valerie Gilbert, Jason Crowe
Currently available:
Social Media Monster
Director: Peter John Ross
Currently available:
Terror Trips
Director: Jeff Seeman
Writer: Jeff Seeman
Starring: Hannah Fierman, Abigail Esmena, Chaney Morrow, Kate Kiddo, Roni Locke, Damian Maffei
Currently available:
They/Them/Us
Director: Jon Sherman
Writers: Jon Sherman, Melissa Vogley Woods
Starring: Joey Slotnick, Amy Hargreaves, Jack Steiner, Shanna Strong, Lexie Bean, Abi Van Andel
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2021
DeRosa: Life, Love & Art in Transition
Director: Angelo Thomas
Starring: Felicia DeRosa, Gwen DeRosa
Currently available:
Double Walker
Director: Colin West
Writers: Sylvie Mix, Colin West
Starring: Sylvie Mix, Jacob Rice, Quinn Armstrong, Maika Carter, Justin Rose, Ralph Scott
Currently available:
Escape From Death Block 13
Director: Gary Jones
Writer: Gary Jones
Starring: Robert Bronzi, Chris Hahn, Debbie Scaletta, Nicholas Turturro, Lyindiaa Russell
Currently available:
A Father’s Fight
Director: Tyler Sansom
Writer: Hannah Mowery
Starring: Travis Hancock, Sarah Cleveland, John French, Lindsay Rawert, Jeff McCuistion
Currently available:
The Female Hustler
Director: Dom Campbell
Writer: Dom Campbell
Starring: Courtney Godsey, Dom Campbell, Vivica Cartier, Anthony Dain
Currently available:
Holler
Director: Nicole Riegel
Writer: Nicole Riegel
Starring: Jessica Barden, Austen Amelio, Gus Halper, Pamela Adlon, Becky Ann Baker
Currently available:
Ride or Die
Director: Aly Hardt
Writer: Aly Hardt
Starring: Vanessa Allen, Hannah Brooks, Celeste Blandon, Chris Dettone, Raavian Rehman
Currently available:
A Story for Winter
Director: Nathan Weidner
Writers: Nathan Weidner, Lewis Gordon
Starring: Adam Ashton Scott, Allison Kuck, Chloe Gardner, Dawn Marie Hughes, Cynthia Smith, Bryce Millikin
Currently available
Straitjacket
Director: Phillip Wiedenheft
Writer: Phillip Wiedenheft
Starring: Phillip Wiedenheft, KateLynn Newberry, Daniel Britt, Valerie Gilbert, Kelly Hancock
Currently available:
Youngstown
Director: Pete Ohs
Writers: Pete Ohs, Stephanie Hunt, Andy Faulkner
Starring: Stephanie Hunt, Andy Faulkner, Jesse Reed
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2020
Alan and the Fullness of Time
Director: Markus Cook
Writer: Markus Cook
Starring: Brooks Harvey, John Calhoun, David Moak, Brittany Picard, Lucas Bentley, Samantha Russell
Currently available:
Cadia: The World Within
Director: Cedric Gegel
Writer: Cedric Gegel
Starring: James Phelps, Corbin Bernsen, Nicky Buggs, Carly Sells, Tanner Sells, Keegan Sells, Grace Kelly
Currently available:
Darkest Edge
Director: Naim David
Writer: Joe Gribble
Starring: Christopher Rowley, Jocelyn Jae Tanis, Annalese Poorman, Anthony Panzeca, Gregory Patrick Agnew, Sonny Burnette
Currently available:
Evil Takes Root
Director: Chris W. Freeman
Writer: Chris W. Freeman, Aaron Mack
Starring: Nicholas Gonzalez, Sean Carrigan, Stevie Lynn Jones, Reagan Belhorn, John Churchill, Adetokumboh M’Cormack
Currently available:
Immortal Combat
Director: Johnny K. Wu
Writers: Andras Zoid, Johnny K. Wu, Linda Robertson
Starring: Ben Zgorecki, Crystle Paynther Collins, Keith Collins II, Matt Kane, Jerry Sur, Ben Garton
Currently available:
The Incredible Jake Parker
Director: Angelo Thomas
Writer: Angelo Thomas
Starring: Liam Wall, Sarah Levitch, Sasha Jackson, Collin Galyean, Rachel Coolidge, John French
Currently available:
Killer Raccoons 2: Dark Christmas in the Dark
Director: Travis Irvine
Writer: Travis Irvine
Starring: Yang Miller, Mitch Rose, Evelyn Troutman, Ervin Ross, Tom Lyons, Michelle Weiser
Currently available:
Moondance
Director: Cooper Flannigan
Writer: Cooper Flannigan
Starring: Jonah Robinson, Carolyn Rabbers, Sam Jones, Cooper Flannigan, Brandon Stewart, Kami Flanders
Currently available:
The Right to Remain
Director: Hussein Azab
Writer: Javier Sanchez
Starring: Anthony West, Joe Turner, John French, Michael Armstrong, Vera Angelina Ignatov, Kira L. Wilson
Currently available:
The Wager
Director: Mark Justice
Writer: Jim Gloyd
Starring: Jim Gloyd, Ty Shelton, John Wells, Cameron Arnett, Bishop Stevens, Stephanie Haff, KateLynn Newberry
Currently available:
Worst. Christmas. Ever.
Director: Johnny Chechitelli
Writer: Johnny Chechitelli
Starring: Raychael Lane, Chase Crawford, Leonardo Mancini, Laura Lynn, Wuyu Wantatah, KateLynn Newberry
Currently available:
2019
Another Version of You
Director: Motke Dapp
Writer: Motke Dapp
Starring: Kristopher Wente, Sara Antonio, Brittany Belland, C.J. Perry, Eddie George, Rene Lovit, Miroslav Barnyashev
Currently available:
Black Mamba
Director: William X. Lee
Writer: William X. Lee
Starring: Angela D. Williams, Dawna Lee Heising, Michael Matthew Moore, Grace Kelly, William Lee
Currently available:
Confined
Director: William Chaffin
Writer: William Chaffin
Starring: John French, Chris Dettone, Caitlin Drance, Brahm Corstanje, Joy Jenkins, Christina Lambert, DeWayne Pitt
Currently available:
Constraint
Director: Richard A. Nelson
Writer: Richard A. Nelson
Starring: Brooklyn Sabino Smith, Ralph Scott, Maya Sayre, Aaron Geib, Kenyatta Foster, Jennifer Ann Hickey, Kristina Kopf
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False Flag
Director: Aaron Garrett
Writer: Aaron Garrett
Starring: Justin Rose, Sean Mount, Andrew Yackel, Olivia Vadnais, Jennifer Andrada, Aaron Garrett
Currently available:
Huckleberry
Director: Roger Hill
Writer: Roger Hill
Starring: Daniel Fisher-Goldman, Justin Rose, Jahking Guillory, Yang Miller
Currently available:
Mock & Roll
Director: Ben Bacharach-White
Writers: Ben Bacharach-White, Julian Cicone, Mark H. Stewart
Starring: Aditi Molly BhanjaChris WolfeAndrew Yackel, Pakob Jarernpone, William Scarborough, KateLynn Newberry
Currently available:
Night Work
Director: Kyle Anthony Rayburn
Writer: Kyle Anthony Rayburn
Starring: Scott Wood, Virgil Schnell, Valerie Gilbert, Gracie Hayes-Plazolles, Brian Papandrea, Susan M. Martin
Currently available:
The Street Where We Live
Director: John Whitney
Writers: John Whitney, Dino Tripodis, William Farmer
Starring: Kristina Kopf, Dino Tripodis, Katie Stottlemire, Dylan Koski, Kevin McClatchy, Jon Osbeck, Richard Napoli
Currently available:
2018
After
Director: Ben Brown
Writer: Ben Brown
Starring: Lee Slewman, Dan Nye, Tifani Ahren Davis, Bridgette Kreuz, Carolyn Schultz, Heather Caldwell, Ralph Scott
Currently available:
The Curse of Lilith Ratchet
Director: Eddie Lengyel
Writer: Eddie Lengyel
Starring: KateLynn Newberry, Rob Jaeger, Roger Conners, Angela Cole, Brianna Burke, Crissy Kolarik
Currently available:
Dark Iris
Director: Derek Talib
Writers: Derek Talib, David Gwinn
Starring: KateLynn Newberry, Rebekah Hart Franklin, Kyle Hotz, Jesi Jensen, Dan Nye
Currently available:
Pure O
Director: W.M. Weikart
Writer: W.M. Weikart
Starring: Stella Singer, Carl Hendrick, Dan Nye, Danielle Vettraino, Lauren Paulis, Ann Trinh
Currently available:
The Turn Out
Director: Pearl Gluck
Writer: Pearl Gluck
Starring: James L. Gagne Jr., Regina Westerviller, Katie Stottlemire, Heather Caldwell, Andre Gibou
Currently Available:
2017
Bong of the Living Dead
Director: Max Groah
Writers: Tim Mayo, Max Groah
Starring: Daniel Alan-Kiely, Tiffany Arnold, Eric Boso, Dan Nye, Laura E. Mock, Cat Taylor
Currently available:
2015
Union Furnace
Director: Nicholas Bushman
Writers: Mike Dwyer, Nicholas Bushman
Starring: Mike Dwyer, Keith David, Seth Hammond, Katie Keene, Kevin Crowley
Currently available:
2010
Minus One
Director: Jon Osbeck, Marc Wiskemann
Writer: Jon Osbeck
Starring: Jon Osbeck, Roger Bailey, Remy Brommer, Jennifer Schaaf, Amanda Howell, Jane Mowder, Ralph Scott
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