Powerful Performances Fuel an Intimate Family Road Trip in “Omaha”
By Lucy Spicer. Audience members are still wiping tears from their eyes as credits finish rolling for the premiere of Omaha, which kicked off the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Dramatic Competition on January 23 at The Ray Theatre in Park City, Utah. As emotional as the screening is for viewers, the experience is undeniably emotional for the film’s director, as well.
Sundance 2025: Made-in-Utah movie 'Omaha' premieres to …
3 days ago · "Omaha," a movie mostly filmed in Utah, had its premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on Thursday. Audiences particularly appreciated the two child actors at the movie's heart.
Omaha | Sundance Film Festival 2025
Jan 30, 2025 · Omaha has a stripped-down intimacy that forgoes overly written dialogue and plotting, instead providing space for the deep emotional depths experienced by this family trudging along their pained road trip across America.
Sundance 2025: Omaha, Bubble & Squeak - Roger Ebert
1 day ago · Himesh Patel and Sarah Goldberg appear in Bubble & Squeak by Evan Twohy, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. And then there’s “Bubble & Squeak.” After a couple of days of brutal emotion in my Sundance selections, I was eagerly anticipating a quirky comedy featuring a great ensemble ...
Sundance 2025: "Omaha," a story about fatherhood, has strong …
Dec 11, 2024 · “Omaha,” a story that follows two siblings and their father as they trek across the country after a tragedy, is the only film in the 2025 Sundance Film Festival lineup with Utah ties — part of...
'Omaha' Rides An Emotional Highway Paved With Hard Choices
2 days ago · Add two children to the mix, and the stress will reach a fever pitch. “Omaha” reaches its destination, peering over the edge of the cliff of the unfathomable. Yet, it makes room for compassion where hope is fleeting. “Omaha” premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
'Omaha' Review: Intimate Sundance Road Trip Drama - Variety
3 days ago · In Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Dramatic Competition). Running time: 83 MIN. Production: A Sanctuary Content production, in association with Kaleidoscope Pictures, Monarch Content.
'Omaha' Review:John Magaro Takes Kids On A Desperate Journey -Sundance
4 days ago · Kicking off the Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Competition this year is Omaha, an increasingly bleak road trip with a recently widowed father, his two kids and their dog. Set against the 2008 ...
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Cole Webley, the Director of “Omaha”
Dec 18, 2024 · “Empathy is universal, apolitical, and needed more than ever,” says first-time feature filmmaker Cole Webley, whose movie Omaha will premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. An exploration of what it means to persevere, Webley’s film about a family’s cross-country journey after tragedy strikes as ...
Sundance film ‘Omaha’ directed by Quincy native - The Columbian
5 days ago · Molly Belle Wright, from left, Wyatt Solis and John Magaro star in "Omaha," a selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of the Sundance Institute) WENTACHEE — A marquee of Sundance ...
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