Showtimes subject to change.

Please note: these films are not rated. Some films may contain sensitive and/or triggering content. Viewer discretion advised.

Narrative Feature Films

Midwinter (1:35:05)

Ryan Balas - Hudson, NY

A burgeoning music writer, recovering from a recent break-up, spends a romantic weekend on an assignment with a musician she admires. Meanwhile, her older sister deals with the complexities of motherhood, an expanding marriage, and a slow but ferocious illness.

Friday, April 25 / 8:30 pm-10:00 pm

The Meaning of a Ritual (1:24:00)

Natalie MacMahon - Germany

An empathic, young plant doctor gifted with extrasensory powers and an emotionally fragile, isolated artist, must rescue each other to rediscover the essence of living.

Saturday, April 26 / 7:00 pm-8:30 pm

Documentary Feature Films

Bring Them Home (1:25:48)

Ivan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald, Daniel Glick - Missoula, MT

Bring Them Home tells the story of a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago, an act that would restore the land, re-enliven traditional culture and bring much needed healing to their community.

Sunday, April 27 / 12:30 pm-2:00 pm

The Instrument in Six Movements (1:19:13)

Joshua Allen LaBure - Omaha, NE

Musician William Raynovich and sculptor Rebecca Reneike invented a 10-foot tall percussion instrument at Art Farm in Nebraska. This film is a portrait of that instrument and the experimental compositions they perform with it.

Saturday, April 26 / 2:15 pm-3:35 pm

Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold (46:10)

Ingrid Holmquist - Red Cloud, NE

This film chronicles Willa Cather’s pursuit of literary acclaim alongside the creation and unveiling of her statue in Washington, D.C. Using archival imagery, Cather’s own words, and observations from contemporary readers and scholars, this documentary invites viewers to revisit and reexamine Cather’s importance to American literature and encourages exploration of her life more fully through literary pilgrimage.

Sunday, April 27 / 3:00 pm-3:45 pm

Documentary Short Films

Dirt (5:09)

Ike Somanas - Lincoln, NE

Dirt. It’s the literal foundation of our lives. We walk on it. Drive on it. Build on it. But do we consider what it means to take care of it so it remains the solid base needed for a healthy future?

Saturday, April 26 / Doc Block /11:00 pm-12:00 pm

Empty Desks (9:57)

Sally Nellson, Andy Marinkovich - Omaha, NE

Julia, a bright and passionate K-8 health teacher, makes a life-altering decision: she quits and embarks on a cross-country adventure with Carlos, a college senior pursuing a teaching degree. This story of struggle and resilience, hope and heartbreak, asks: what will it take to fill the empty desks and ensure a brighter future for our children and schools?

Saturday, April 26 / Doc Block /11:00 pm-12:00 pm

Surviving the Spectrum (29:47)

Carley Marissa Dummitt - Blanchard, OK

*TRIGGER WARNING*

An exploration at the intersection of autism and suicidality.

Saturday, April 26 / Doc Block /11:00 pm-12:00 pm

Voices of Tomorrow (14:25)

Lena Popilieva - Washington DC

"Voices of Tomorrow" captures the work educators in America are doing with students to restore civic culture in a hyperpolarized society.

Saturday, April 26 / Doc Block /11:00 pm-12:00 pm

Narrative Short Films

Atomic Zombies (26:00)

Jameel Harleston Whitlock - Lincoln, NE

Jim, a former greaser, and Linda, his kind-hearted bride-to-be, get tangled up in a military experiment that brings out the worst in man... and the end for mankind.

Saturday, April 26 / Short Stacks - Block C /8:45 pm-9:45 pm

Bobby Hayden Church (15:09)

Christine Burright - Omaha, NE

Thomas Haden Church’s younger brother attempts to forge an acting career from middle America without the help of his famous sibling.

Saturday, April 26 / Short Stacks - Block C /8:45 pm-9:45 pm

Bone Town (6:04)

Peter Damm - Chicago, IL

In a parody of 40s melodramas, two lovers say goodbye and reminisce about the night they went to Bone Town.

Saturday, April 26 / Short Stacks - Block C /8:45 pm-9:45 pm

Cry Night (8:55)

Lauren Vana, Tony Bonacci - Omaha, NE

On the most emotional night of church camp, a group of teens struggle to stay focused during prayer time. After coming to terms with her sexuality, one of the campers wants to know where she stands with God.

Friday, April 25 / Short Stacks - Block A /6:30 pm-7:30 pm

Found and Lost (6:38)

Boston Cain Scharwarth - Lithuania

A man wakes up on a deserted beach, and finds his beautiful one night stand has seemingly disappeared…

Friday, April 25 / Short Stacks - Block A /6:30 pm-7:30 pm

IS IT LIKE, A DATE?!? (8:48)

Eliana Pipes - Pasadena, CA

Two teenage girls at an art museum are desperate to figure out if their meetup is a date — while their parents connect in the parking lot and wind up on a date of their own.

Friday, April 25 / Short Stacks - Block A /6:30 pm-7:30 pm

Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake (4:23)

Javier Badillo - Vancouver, BC, Canada

Lupe doesn’t care about her abuela’s cooking lessons, she just wants to rock with her badass punk band. But when Lupe finds herself battling an alien monster with her band, her abuela's lessons will remind her that punk rock is more than just loud music, and connecting with her Latin roots may just save their lives.

Saturday, April 26 / Short Stacks - Block C /8:45 pm-9:45 pm

RADIO CAESIUM (21:21)

Joshua McQuilkin - Brooklyn, NY

A film that explores one couple’s relationship through the lens of three different worlds, including one where a nuclear bomb will impact at any moment — and their remaining time together counted in minutes.

Saturday, April 26 / Short Stacks - Block B /12:30 pm-1:30 pm

Rose, Mary, and Time (35:00)

Hardeep Giani - United Kingdom

A time travel love story involving kismet—is life already written.

Saturday, April 26 / Short Stacks - Block B /12:30 pm-1:30 pm

The Events of That Night, As Best I Can Remember (9:10)

Brian L Bieber - Sioux Falls, SD

On her way home from a housewarming party, Elise (Dessa) observes—and is observed by—something bizarre, inexplicable, and familiar in the night sky. She leaves the experience shaken, only to find that it has just begun.

Friday, April 25 / Short Stacks - Block A /6:30 pm-7:30 pm

The Forest of Souls (5:00)

Pierre Gaffié - France

Mathilde is a young accoustician. Fascinated by the power of sounds, she wants to invent a new way of travelling through time and find the souls of the departed...

Saturday, April 26 / Short Stacks - Block B /12:30 pm-1:30 pm

The Protagonist Gene (8:22)

Kyle Leland Cullerton - Chicago, IL

This short comedy follows a timid woman who after being medically diagnosed as a Supporting Character, must undergo a radical procedure to become a Protagonist.

Friday, April 25 / Short Stacks - Block A /6:30 pm-7:30 pm

The Rug Hustler (15:45)

Russ Lamoureux - Hollywood, CA

This dusty fable of deception and discovery follows a stranded carpet salesman looking to make a few dollars to fix his van and get back on the road, but not before local shysters try to take him for a ride.

Friday, April 25 / Short Stacks - Block A /6:30 pm-7:30 pm

Experimental Films

ATLS (11:24)

Mishka Balilty - Toronto, Canada

In a dystopian future where a powerful elite class prolongs their lives by exploiting young women for their babies' organs, two women find themselves on the run from their oppressors. ATLS is a powerful exploration of love, freedom, and the inescapable shadows of a world that seeks to tear them apart.

Sunday, April 27 / Experimental Film Block / 4:10 pm-5:50 pm

BOOKANIMA: Dance (7:31)

Shon Kim - Republic of Korea

BOOKANIMA, a compound word of ‘Book’ and ‘Anima’, is Experimental Animation to give new cinematic life to book. It experiments locomotion of Dance along with its stream: Ballet-Korean dance-Modern dance-Jazz dance-Aerial Silk-Tap dance-Aerobic-Disco-Break dance-Hip hop-Social dance.

Sunday, April 27 / Experimental Film Block / 4:10 pm-5:50 pm

Dazed in a Detour (4:19)

Joi Katskee - Omaha, NE

Video collage in motion.

Sunday, April 27 / Experimental Film Block / 4:10 pm-5:50 pm

Valley Street - Sorry Gaze (2:48)

Matthew Fuentes James - Omaha, NE

Skateboarding bunny bombs a crazy hill!

Sunday, April 27 / Experimental Film Block / 4:10 pm-5:50 pm

Viscerate (9:58)

Michael Shawn Foree, John Mason Vredenburg - Omaha, NE

Experience a time warp as two creeps take their bad behavior one step too far and end up in another reality where there's only one decision to make: life or death. Viscerate breaks up traditional narrative style to create a movie that's at first disorienting, but ultimately a bloody good time.

Sunday, April 27 / Experimental Film Block / 4:10 pm-5:50 pm

You Don’t Mess with James (4:16)

Weston Auburn, Myles Hi - Flossmoor, IL

A young production assistant has a confusing day while on set.

Sunday, April 27 / Experimental Film Block / 4:10 pm-5:50 pm

Student Films

Sew Lucky (10:14)

Hannah Pedersen - Lincoln, NE

Holly is an aspiring designer who wishes to succeed in her passion but is burdened by her superstitious beliefs. Without her lucky heirloom, she fears she can't accomplish anything. Will she pull it together when it goes missing?

Sunday, April 27 / Student Film Block / 11:00 pm-12:00 pm

Solace From Beyond (8:38)

Klaudija Vitkauskaitė - LIthuania

Beatrich is a fourteen-year-old girl who’s grieving the loss of her father. When her family puts together a celebration to honor her deceased parent, Beatrich seeks the company of Rika, her old childhood dog. Escaping the house for a while, they take refuge in the dunes, enjoying what may be their last walk together.

Sunday, April 27 / Student Film Block / 11:00 pm-12:00 pm

Spectrum of Consumption (19:25)

Colleen Kelley - Lincoln, NE

Spectrum of Consumption is an observational film following a group of women hunters in Montana, and their relationship to public land, conservation, and alternatives to the industrial food complex.

Production for this film occurred on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Niitisapi People (the Black Feet Tribe) and the Séliš and Ql̓ispé and Ktunaxa People (the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), respectively.

Sunday, April 27 / Student Film Block / 11:00 pm-12:00 pm

The Thing with Feathers (24:03)

Anja Oelofse - Wayne, NE

Feeling lost after her father's death, Sarah miraculously meets her younger self and they go on a journey of forgiveness and self-discovery.

Sunday, April 27 / Student Film Block / 11:00 pm-12:00 pm

Special Programming

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Start your Saturday morning with free coffee and pastries and a free cereal bar! Get cozy in the theatre while you take in some vintage Saturday Morning Cartoons, featuring favorites like Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Superman, and more!

Saturday, April 26 / 10:00 am-11:00 am

ULTRACinema

We’re excited to once again present a selection of films curated by ULTRAcinema, an experimental film festival based in Mexico. The festival is committed to the exhibition of films that usually do not find a space on traditional screens, providing a professional and respectful environment for the art of cinema.

Sunday, April 27 / 12:30 pm-1:30 pm