Film Streams

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Film Streams
Address1340 Mike Fahey Street
Omaha, Nebraska
United States
Coordinates 41°15′58″N95°56′03″W / 41.26617°N 95.93428°W / 41.26617; -95.93428
OperatorFilm Streams
Type Art house
Capacity 206, 96
Construction
OpenedJuly 27, 2007
Years active2007 to present
ArchitectAlley Poyner Macchietto Architecture
Website
www.filmstreams.org

Film Streams is a nonprofit arts organization in Omaha, Nebraska [1] which oversees two cinemas: the Ruth Sokolof Theater, in North Downtown Omaha, and the historic Dundee Theater, Omaha's longest surviving neighborhood cinema. [2] It receives funding from corporate and individual donors, members, and the government. [3] [4] [5]

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History

Film Streams was founded by Rachel Jacobson in 2005, it states its mission as "enhanc[ing] the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form". [6]

In July 2007, Film Streams opened the Ruth Sokolof Theater. A two-screen cinema in downtown Omaha's North Downtown (NoDo) area [7] found within a development anchored by Omaha-based music label Saddle Creek Records. [8] [9] In February 2016, Film Streams announced that Susie Buffett's Sherwood Foundation had donated the 92-year-old Dundee Theater to the organization. [10] The organization launched a public capital campaign in April 2017 with the intention of renovating and reopening the cinema by 2018. [11] Film Streams' Dundee Theater reopened to the public on December 1, 2017. [12]

The name "Film Streams" is inspired by Omaha (the word means "above all others on a stream") and the John Cassavetes film, Love Streams. [13]

The Ruth Sokolof Theater

The Ruth Sokolof Theater has two auditoriums with 35-millimeter platter and reel-to-reel projection capabilities. [8] The larger theater seats 206 and runs first run feature films. The smaller theater seats 96 and shows a selection of classic films, retrospectives, and other films. [3] Film Streams has DVD, Blu-ray, and digital high-definition projection.

Films Streams was inspired by joining with Saddle Creek Records, the indie record label based in Omaha, to build a mini-campus in a deserted downtown Omaha area. [14] The block that is home to Film Streams also houses the Saddle Creek headquarters and Slowdown, a rock club the label operates. [8] [15] [16] [17]

Ruth Sokolof

Film Streams' North Downtown Omaha cinema is named after Ruth Sokolof, née Rosinsky (1925-1982), a well-known educator in Omaha who focused her life on helping children with disabilities. [18] With her husband, Phil, [19] [20] many education-based scholarships are awarded in their name each year to Omaha-area students and educators. [21] [22]

The Dundee Theater

Film Streams' Dundee Theater
Film Streams
Address4952 Dodge St
Omaha
United States
OperatorFilm Streams
TypeArt house
Screens2
Construction
Opened1925
Renovated2017
Website
www.filmstreams.org

Film Streams announced plans to renovate and reopen Omaha's longest-running cinema in February 2016. When it reopened, it featured two screens: the historic 300-seat main house and a new 25-seat microcinema. [23] The lobby is occupied by Lola's, a neighborhood cafe. [24]

Programming

Film Streams offers screenings of first-run films and a selection of retrospectives and classic films; education programs, and community development programs. [25]

See also

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