A native of small town Massachusetts, Meghan O'Hara has worked in independent documentary film since graduating from Hampshire College in 2001. Her recent short, "Covered Tracks", was an official selection of the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival.

Color Film
16mm color film
6:50 min.

A 16mm film exploring the relationship between colors and the words we use to describe them.

The Backstretch
Co-directed by Meghan O'Hara
and Melanie Levy
Digital Video - Widescreen
10:30 min.

After nearly eighty years of horse racing history, San Mateo's legendary Bay Meadows Racecourse is facing its final season. At this pivotal moment in California racing history, The Backstretch takes a look at life on the other side of the tracks.

Bloodsucker
16mm black and white film
3:50 min.

Huge numbers of abandoned homes, left vacant by foreclosure, have communities facing a new form of suburban blight.