“My Omaha” will screen at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center from December 12-21, with the 1:30 pm screening on Dec. 21 including a post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Nick Beaulieu and community activist Leo Louis II.

Set against the backdrop of Omaha’s deep divides and burgeoning racial justice movement, My Omaha tells the story of filmmaker Nick Beaulieu’s personal journey to document the activism of his hometown and reconcile with his terminally ill father Randy, a staunch pro-Trump supporter. Guided by the wisdom of community activist Leo Louis II, Nick navigates the complexities of family conflict, political and racial discord, and the difficult search for common ground.

Tickets for the Q&A screening are $10 (discounts available for seniors, military, students, Ross members and children) and may be purchased in advance on The Ross website: https://theross.org/events/my-omaha-qa/.

For more information about the film, visit: https://www.myomahafilm.com/

NICK BEAULIEU is a documentary film director and producer based in New York City. His feature debut MY OMAHA premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2025. Previously, he was a contributing writer on “The Last Tear” and produced short films for the PBS series “American Portrait.” He served a four-year term on the board of directors with Movement in Omaha for Racial Equity. He has received grants for his work from Humanities Nebraska, the Kindle Project, the Union for Contemporary Art and the Andy Warhol Foundation. In 2024, he was awarded the Interchange Grant by Mid-America Arts Alliance with support from the Mellon Foundation. He’s the founder of “Documentary Omaha”, a community organization advancing the art and education of documentary filmmaking in Omaha, his hometown.

LEO LOUIS II, human, and community organizer is the board president of the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation. Louis brings a thoughtful perspective that resonates with the common experience of ALL “Americans.” Louis is an Omaha native who has experience in various disciplines, including gang intervention, urban farming, entrepreneurship, public speaking, fatherhood and more.