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The needle-threading to make a great political documentary, a brilliant social commentary about a Midwestern city, and a deeply personal story is truly breathtaking. But Nick Beaulieu delivers with MY OMAHA (2025), a film about a father, a son, and a city in Nebraska that will be viewed as a bellwether of our times for years to follow.

In this episode, we discuss:

• how he got started as a filmmaker -- he went out to LA to "do anything" but came back to Omaha as a documentarian;
• what people should expect to see when they turn on MY OMAHA;
• how he took the topic of political disagreements and gave it a tremendous amount of depth -- the film isn't what you might expect;
• how he shot such a personal story -- shout out to James Zanders and what advice he has for people embarking on such a project;
• the importance of building trust in making a documentary and how he sees the state of the industry;
• how specifically he made a political documentary without bringing the disagreements to a forefront;
• why Slamdance?
• what's next for him?

Nick's Indie Film Highlight: PROJECT DAD (2024) dir. by Camilla Jämting

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