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Cole Webley: «Donde hay amor hay drama, y el lugar donde encontramos amor al principio de la vida es en nuestra familia» Entrevista Este mes ha llegado a los cines españoles Omaha, ópera prima del cineasta estadounidense Cole Webley…... https://masticadores.com/2026/08/07/cole-webley-donde-hay-amor-hay-drama-y-el-lugar-donde-encontramos-amor-al-principio-de-la-vida-es-en-nuestra-familia/

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Omaha (dir. Cole Webley).

[It] tells a simple but effective portrait of fatherhood in middle America that lightly weaves in topical everyday issues of working-class inequality and unaffordability for regular families.

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Filmmaker Interview: Cole Webley, director of Omaha

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OMAHA - Emotionally Devastating Yet Filled with Hopeful Moments

Omaha–directed by Cole Webley and written by Robert Machoian–follows a grieving father (John Magaro) waking up his daughter Ella (Molly Belle Wright) and her younger brother Charlie (Wyatt Solis) to take a road trip. 

The reason behind the trip does not come until later, but we know this can’t be a good trip from the beginning. From the moment Ella is told to pack her favorite things–with pressure to choose quickly. Even though she doesn’t fully understand yet, we can already tell Ella knows something is happening and knows she needs to shield her younger brother for as long as she can.

Omaha is a tense and emotional drama that at times is a tough watch, but as we watch this family dealing with their worst circumstances, there are still moments of hope throughout their journey. 

These moments where we see the dad trying to give Ella and Charlie positive memories and a semblance of a normal life as they travel to a destination we know cannot be good make the ending land that much harder. Even though we know something bad is coming, showing us that he does care about his children and wants them to live a good life, the best, most heartfelt moments in their journey feel the saddest. 

The dad tries to hide the true destination of the trip–and wants Ella and Charlie to think of this as a grand adventure toward a new life in Nebraska.

John Magaro does wonderful work here with subtle anxiety and sorrow lingering on the edge of every frame, in every expression. This allows us to feel sympathy and understand how much this dad cares about his children–and how difficult of a trip this is for everyone involved.

Cole Webley and Robert Machoian do a wonderful job taking such a harrowing experience and embedding it with so much happiness, allowing us to feel like we are part of this family, experiencing their moments of loss as well as their rare moments of joy. In the midst of an overarching dread, we see moments of Ella and Charlie flying a kite together and Ella wanting to share an ice cream with her brother. This moment also shows us that Ella understands their money issues more than Charlie, but wants to make sure he still has a memorable childhood. At only ten, she understands more than her dad thinks. 

Omaha explores the tension of a road trip that we know is heading somewhere nobody in the car truly wants to go. There is a close knit intimacy to the filmmaking–showing how their old car that needs to be pushed to start–is its own version of home for Ella, Charlie, and their dad. We are right there with them, up-close-and-personal, giving us more insight into how Ella is slowly accepting the gravity of the situation as she becomes more in tune with her father’s emotions. 

Molly Belle Wright’s performance shows us the everchanging emotions and rising stress levels as the road trip gets closer to its destination. Wright and Magaro’s performances both share their own types of subtlety, hiding emotions and secrets behind slight expressions and a lingering sadness that never fully dissipates. 

Omaha shows us a struggling family and makes us feel hopeful, but never loses the tension as it leads us down a dark and heavy road. For a film dealing with such a difficult and emotionally taxing subject, Omaha balances the darkness with love and hope, which also makes its ending even more devastating. 

Webley and Machoian crafted an emotionally resonant drama filled with hope, dread, and tension–and a central performance from John Magaro that will stay with you for a long time

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Omaha (2025), dir. Cole Webley

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Omaha (2025), dir. Cole Webley

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PROJECT: CHIME "FEELS LIKE PROGRESS" 

AGENCY PRODUCER: AMBER GEIGER   

AGENCY: AKQA

PRODUCTION COMPANY: SANCTUARY CONTENT  

DIRECTOR:  COLE WEBLEY

CREATIVE DIRECTORS:  LIZETTE MORAZZANI, PEDRO SANGUINE

WRITER: KATY DEVINE

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"After We Rest" Trailer

Production: Uber Content New York Director: Cole Webley Cinematographer: Travis Cline

Year: 2015