Omaha - Film

Omaha

One morning, very early, Ella’s father wakes his nine-year-old daughter and asks her to pack. Already in the car with her younger brother Charlie and the dog Rex, Ella—more mature than her years—senses that something is strange. And indeed, in the rattling car, amid delightful family moments and the passing landscapes of the American West, she begins to understand that things are not as they seem.

Omaha, Cole Webley’s debut film, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and has already made waves. At the heart of this delicate family drama is John Magaro’s captivating performance (Past Lives), which sketches a portrait of modern fatherhood, fills it with quiet humanity, and deftly captures the desperation of a father trying to hold his family together.