Omaha

A humble marvel, Omaha introduces a filmmaker with a privileged sensibility to translate these opposing forces into a tapestry of scenes imbued with loving compassion for the characters experiencing them.

In Webley’s empathetic rendering of a family’s dire dilemma, no one is absolved or blamed – yet everyone pays.

Although Omaha is powerful and ultimately depressing as all hell, there is a faint, faint, faint glimmer of hope. If not for the world around us, at least for the people in it.

John Magaro is touching and vital in a wrenching family drama that speaks to what’s broken about family in America.

Quiet and heartbreaking, if not slightly conventional, Omaha unfolds like a slow-burning mystery.

While the drama depicts a situation most parents would find unthinkable, it does so with unfailing compassion and sensitivity.

It’s an altogether promising debut for Webley and should-be breakout for the young Wright, who makes you believe that though this film may ultimately fail to distinguish itself from the many tight, slight dramas at Sundance, Ella will always be remembered.