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Omaha (film)
Omaha is a 2025 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. Omaha made its world premiere on January 23, 2025, at the Sundance Film Festival as an entry in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category. SynopsisA father takes his two children, Ella and Charlie, on a road trip across the United States after their home is foreclosed.[1][2] Cast
ProductionOmaha 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] ReleaseOmaha made its world premiere on January 23, 2025, as part of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival's U.S. Feature Competition category.[3] ReceptionOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10.[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[5] References
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