Sundance has revealed their 2025 selection of official feature films debuting in January, and among them... Omaha.
Starring 11yo Molly Belle Wright (The Best Christmas Pageant) as Ella. "Omaha has a stripped-down intimacy that forgoes overly written dialogue and plotting, instead providing space for the deep emotional depths experienced by this family trudging along their pained road trip across America. Director Cole Webley’s first feature shines in its care for quiet humanity by bringing a loving touch to the screenplay from filmmaker Robert Machoian (The Killing of Two Lovers, 2020 Sundance Film Festival). The filmmakers lean heavily on the cast to provide the film’s biggest power in the performances of John Magaro (Past Lives) and newcomers Molly Belle Wright and Wyatt Solis. As Magaro fights to perfect the illusion of a fun family vacation for the free-spirited Solis, the knowing eyes of Belle Wright keep careful watch and become the emotional core of the entire film.—Charlie Sextro"After a family tragedy, siblings Ella and Charlie are woken up by their dad and taken on a cross-country journey, experiencing a new world. As their adventure unfolds, Ella begins to understand that things might not be what they seem.
Could be an interesting one.