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00:00Hello, I am Cole Webley, the director of Omaha, which is premiering in competition at the
00:12U.S. dramatic category of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
00:18Omaha is set against the backdrop of the 2008 economic crisis and tells the story of a struggling
00:25father who takes his kids on a road trip across the American West.
00:29Our dad, played by the amazing John Magaro, delivers an examination on grief, love, and
00:38vulnerability.
00:39This is a film about fatherhood.
00:41I've been a dad for a very long time, and at the heart of that role, I think all we
00:48ever want is what's best for our kids.
00:51The kids are played by an incredible performance from Molly Bell Wright and Wyatt Salas, and
00:57I'm just certain you'll fall in love with this family.
01:00I have been coming to the festival for almost 20 years, since I moved to Utah.
01:06I've sat in the theater, I've been inspired by these directors and their films and their
01:12stories, and to have my first film premiere here is, it's more than a dream come true.
01:20I am so excited for you to see Omaha.
01:27Molly Bell Wright!
01:29And I'm so grateful that you guys came to be in my very first movie.
01:38This one will be my most special movie because it's my first one.
01:48Thank you Sundance, and I'll see you there.