EPISODE #211 - MY OMAHA
FIRST TIME DIRECTOR NICK BEAULIEU AND PRODUCER DOUG BLOCK RECORDED OCTOBER 2026, 37 MINS.
My Omaha is about first time filmmaker Nick Beaulieu’s effort to understand his father, a devout Catholic and committed conservative whose politics increasingly diverged from Nick’s. What begins as an exploration of racial division in Omaha evolves into a deeply personal story as Nick turns the camera on his own family, documenting his relationship with his dad during his father's battle with cancer. The film weaves together questions of politics, race, faith, and family in a way that feels both intimate and universally relatable. Nick talks about making his first documentary over many years, learning through the mistakes and discoveries of a long production, and facing the limits of political arguments when two people no longer share the same facts. Producer Doug Block, who worked with Nick for five years to develop the film, joins the conversation about finding the story in the footage—and making a film that reaches beyond one family.
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