2023 Ohio Shorts juror Colin West is a Columbus native and a graduate of Ohio State and the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He’s directed numerous shorts along with three feature-length films including 2021’s Double Walker, starring Sylvie Mix, and the recently released, critically acclaimed Linoleum, starring Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seahorn, which won the Sloan Science on Screen Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Double Walker and Linoleum are both currently available to stream.
West is also an alum of the Wex's Ohio Shorts programs from 2007 and 2009. Our conversation touches on those early films, how he got started directing, his move from the fine art world to the mainstream film school setting of USC, his unique style of storytelling, and his experience culling through films from around the state for this year's program. It screens Saturday, April 22. More info: https://wexarts.org/film-video/ohio-shorts-2023
