Omaha

A young girl and her brother are awoken by their father and loaded into the car on an early morning in 2008. As they road trip across the American West, she discovers the truth about their seemingly spontaneous journey.

Cast

John Magaro

as Dad

Molly Belle Wright

as Ella

Wyatt Solis

as Charlie

Talia Balsam

as Edie

Rachel Alig

as Sheriff

Max Carpenter

as Ian

Lisa Carswell

as Elizabeth

Janelle Fore

as Jesse

Ally Wright

as SPCA Lady

Ketrick "Jazz" Copeland

as Henry

Reviews

Brent Marchant

When a film struggles to prematurely avoid playing spoiler, it can be quite an arduous task for a filmmaker to pull off successfully. Fortunately, there are times when directors achieve this accomplishment brilliantly. At the same time, however, there are occasions when keeping a lid on important re...

The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy

Because of **AFTERSUN**, I thought I was more than prepared to watch a film about a struggling, single father *in extremis*. I could not have been more wrong. In his feature film directorial debut, director Cole Webley’s **OMAHA**, written by Robert Machoian, is a slow and bittersweet story to...

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