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My Omaha

2025 · 85 min

An intimate, quietly wrenching personal documentary that sits with political divides and mortality, asking for patience and empathy.

Overview
After graduating from journalism school, Nick Beaulieu returns to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska to document its surging racial justice movement while seeking to reconnect with his staunchly pro-Trump father Randy - a task made more urgent when Randy is unexpectedly diagnosed with stage-4 cancer.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • politics
  • race
  • grief
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism10
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Nick Beaulieu
Written by
Nick Beaulieu
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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