Omaha (film)

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Omaha
Directed byCole Webley
Written byRobert Machoian
Produced byPreston Lee
Starring
CinematographyPaul Meyers
Music by Christopher Bear
Production
company
Sanctuary Content
Release date
  • January 23, 2025 (2025-01-23)(Sundance)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Omaha is an upcoming American drama film directed by Cole Webley from a screenplay by Robert Machoian. The film stars John Magaro as a father who takes his two children on a cross-country trip after a family tragedy. It is produced by Preston Lee.

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Omaha will make its world premiere on January 23, 2025, at the Sundance Film Festival as an entry in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category.

Synopsis

A father takes his two children, Ella and Charlie, on a road trip across the United States after their home is foreclosed. [1] [2]

Cast

Production

Omaha screenwriter Robert Machoian, a Brigham Young University professor of photography, first conceived the idea for the script in 2008. He submitted it to a Sundance Film Festival screenwriter's lab in 2013, but it was rejected. Machoian later received his first Sundance feature in 2020 with a different film, The Killing of Two Lovers , which he wrote and directed. [1]

Cole Webley made his feature directorial debut with the film. He became involved with the project after he met Machoian at Sundance and read the screenplay. [1]

Production formally began in 2022 upon the partnership between Machoian and Webley. Its filming schedule included 20 days in Utah, where scenes were shot in historic mining towns and the state's salt flats. [1]

Release

Omaha will make its world premiere on January 23, 2025, as part of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival's U.S. Feature Competition category. [3]

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