“The Land Returns” broadcast and streaming on PBS (Read More)
From October 1 through November 29, 2026, the documentary film “The Land Returns” will be available for streaming on PBS and will be aired several times on Nebraska Public Media stations. Check local listings for air times. Streaming available here. About the Film “The Land Returns” chronicles a surprising new way that Indigenous nations are regaining their land: individual settlers, local governments, environmental organizations, and even corporations are returning stolen land to Indian nations as part of a growing grassroots movement of restitution and reconciliation. Filmmakers: Kevin Abourezk, Charles "Boots"" Kennedye, Margaret Jacobs
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“My Omaha” broadcast and streaming on PBS Independent Lens (Read More)
From October 5, 2026, through January 2, 2027, the documentary film "My Omaha" will be available for streaming on PBS and will be aired several times on Nebraska Public Media stations. Check local listings for air times. Streaming available here. About the Documentary As Omaha is shaken by protests and a death that becomes a movement flashpoint, filmmaker Nick Beaulieu navigates family conflict, personal reckoning, and the lived realities of racial justice activists. What begins as an investigation into division becomes an intimate exploration of what it takes to stay connected when our deepest beliefs pull us apart. About the filmmakers Nick Beaulieu is a writer and filmmaker based in NYC. His feature debut My Omaha premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2025. Previously, he was a contributing writer on The Las Tear and produced short films for the PBS series American Portrait. He also works as a marketing consultant for filmmakers, film festivals, and distributors. Doug Block is an award-winning filmmaker based in NYC. He’s best known for his personal documentaries, which include The Kids Grow Up, 112 Weddings, and 51 Birch Street. His producing credits include: Silverlake Life and Jupiter’s Wife, among others. He is also the founder of The D-Word, a free online community of documentary professionals.
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Local Community Screening and Discussion of “Dawes County U.S.A.” (Read More)
The documentary film Dawes County, U.S.A. takes place in Northwestern Nebraska where we become acquainted with the lives of generational ranchers. As economic and cultural realities make this way of life increasingly difficult to sustain, the film explores the layered history of the region, where pioneer settlement and Native displacement remain intertwined. The presence of this history is followed in the truck stop cafe, the historical museum that once served as a military base, through ranchers who inherited land from initial settlers, and through the animals who inhabit the land themselves. Here, the camera listens without an aim to posit opinion but to understand and question. By staying awhile in this place where an inch of rain is a blessing, where trees are sparse, where a state border divides the same landscape that used to be free; if we spend time with its inhabitants, what can we learn about the past and future contained in the present? What does it mean to belong to a place that cannot truly be owned. The runtime of the film is 35 minutes and will be followed by a Q&A discussion with the filmmaker Kate Peddicord, local ranch historian Steve Cleveland, and Lakota author Tracy Hauff. The talk will be moderated by Chadron State College Assistant Professor of History, Sam Herley. This community screening is presented free of charge in partnership with the Dawes County Historical Museum and the C.F. Coffee Gallery. Refreshments provided by C.F. Coffee Gallery.
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Native American Film Series: Scha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life (Read More)
Every second Monday evening of each month, Vision Maker Media and The Ross Media Arts Center present free in-person public screenings that feature Native American films by and about Native Americans and Alaska Natives. The Native American Film Series showcases stories about cultural heritage, art, history, music, civic leadership, youth, and more. Please verify screening time with the theater. Scha’nexw Elhtal’nexw Salmon People: Preserving a Way of Life is an hour-long documentary inspired by the late Chexanexwh Larry Kinley, a Lummi fisherman and tribal leader who embodied a belief in tribal sovereignty. The film follows two Lummi families fishing for sockeye. As they come to grips with a depleting fishery, Larry asks: “Who Are We Without Salmon?” Celebrating the resilience and adaptive natures of salmon and the people, the film is a reflection on a spiritual life way centered on respect and gratitude for salmon. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley moderated by Patrick O’Meara. Tah-Mahs Ellie Kinley is a commercial fisher who comes from a family where every single generation since time immemorial has harvested the Salish Sea. Additionally, she is President of the Sacred Lands Conservancy, a Native-led non-profit committed to the protection of the Salish Sea; an elected member of Lummi Nations Fisheries and Natural Resource Commission; a former contractor for Lummi Nation’s Sovereignty and Treaty Protection Office; a founding board member of SeaFeast; and a member of the Working Waterfront Coalition. She is an Executive Producer on the feature documentary Resident Orca, the story of the captive orca Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (Tokitae/Lolita), and is co-author of the bilingual Xwlemi Chosen (Lummi language) / English children’s book Sa’Le Q’ewet Netse’lh / Our Hearts Beat as One. Patrick O’Meara joined Vision Maker Media in 2024 as Cultural Education Director. Prior to Vision Maker Media, Pat served seven years as the Social Studies Teacher Leader for Lincoln Public Schools (NE), directing curriculum and assessment for nearly 200 K-12 social studies teachers and co-teaching the first-year tenure course for new social studies educators. Before his district office role, Pat served twenty-six years as a classroom teacher. Pat holds a bachelor’s degree in history and English and a master’s degree in Historical Studies. At Vision Maker Media, Pat curates’ Indian education programs for VMM’s iNative Shorts for Kids YouTube channel and PBS Learning Media, supporting VMM’s standing as the premier national media source for and about Native Americans. Pat also develops and presents educational sessions at national conferences such as National Indian Education Association, National Educational Television Association, National Council on Social Studies, and research on a new Native media project about Indigenous science.
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Vision Maker Media: Everything is Connected Online Film Festival (Read More)
Vision Maker Media is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a full year of film programming featuring powerful American Indian and Alaska Native films, both in person at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center in Lincoln and virtually online. The film that screens in person at the Ross will be available for screening online the following month, for the entire month, in addition to other films that explore Indigenous stories, cultures, and perspectives that connect us all. For details on the films currently available to screen, visit the Vison Maker Media film festival website: https://visionmakermedia.org/https-visionmakermedia-org-vision-maker-film-festival-everything-is-connected-october-streaming/
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Native American Film Series: Oyate Woyaka (Read More)
Every second Monday evening of each month, Vision Maker Media and The Ross Media Arts Center present free in-person public screenings that feature Native American films by and about Native Americans and Alaska Natives. The Native American Film Series showcases stories about cultural heritage, art, history, music, civic leadership, youth, and more. Oyate Woyaka tells the story of the Lakota language history, loss and revitalization. The film touches on the deep history and spirituality of the language, the shocking history that caused Lakota to be on the verge of extinction and the modern efforts being made to bring language back to life and the immense challenges this effort faces.
“My Omaha” will screen at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center from December 12-20. (A special screening on Dec. 21 includes 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. DEC 12 | FRI 5:00 p.m. DEC 13 | SAT 3:00, 7:00 p.m. DEC 14 | SUN 5:30 p.m. DEC 15 | MON 5:00 p.m. DEC 16 | TUE 7:00 p.m. DEC 17 | WED 5:00 p.m. DEC 18 | THU 7:00 p.m. DEC 19 | FRI 5:00, 7:00 p.m. DEC 20 | SAT 1:00, 5:00 p.m. DEC 21 | SUN 1:30 p.m. (with MOVIE TALK) Tickets are $10 (discounts available for seniors, military, students, Ross members and children) and may be purchased at the theater or in advance on The Ross website: https://theross.org/events/my-omaha/. For more information about the film, visit: https://www.myomahafilm.com/
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“My Omaha” film and discussion – The Ross (Read More)
"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.
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“My Omaha” film and discussion – Midwest Theater (Read More)
MY OMAHA follows filmmaker Nick Beaulieu as he returns to his hometown amid the rising tensions of Donald Trump’s presidency and the Black Lives Matter movement. Fresh out of college, he meets Leo Louis II, an independent activist, who introduces him to Omaha’s activism roots, including the birthplace of Malcolm X in North Omaha. Simultaneously, Nick grapples with the strained relationship he has with his pro-Trump father, Randy, who is suddenly diagnosed with stage-4 cancer. With a newfound sense of urgency, Nick strives to reconcile with Randy through a series of difficult conversations. As the city faces crisis after the death of a protestor, we see Leo’s efforts to unite Omaha. And as national politics further divide Americans, we see Nick and Randy’s ability to bridge their differences. All together, MY OMAHA paints the portrait of a city grappling with family conflict, political and racial discord, and the difficult search for common ground. It encourages viewers to consider how these challenges register in their own life, providing an example for how embracing conversation with one another can heal divisions and create a better world. The event will feature a Q&A after the screening. Tickets are $5. For more information about the film, visit: https://www.myomahafilm.com/
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Taking Flight: The Eighth Wonder of the World (documentary premier) (Read More)
A project of Omaha’s Bel Canto Duo celebrating the captivating Sandhill Crane migration in Nebraska with a blend of acoustic and electronic music. Come to immerse yourself in striking original compositions and visuals with oboist Darci Gamerl and cellist David Downing. Experience this natural spectacle through the duo’s artistic storytelling, connection to place, the unique sound mirroring the vast skies over the prairie and visuals featuring the sheer grandeur of thousands of Sandhill Cranes in migration. 7 p.m. in the lecture hall
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Film Premiere: Drowned Land with Colleen Thurston and Michael Farrell (Read More)
Drowned Land, a documentary by Colleen Thurston, will premiere at the Bemis Center as part of From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains: The Visible Currents of Climate Change. The film explores the fight to preserve the Kiamichi River in southeastern Oklahoma, highlighting the environmental and cultural challenges faced by the Choctaw Nation. Through personal narratives and historical context, it sheds light on the impacts of water diversion and dam construction on Indigenous communities. The screening will be followed by a discussion between filmmaker Colleen Thurston and Michael Farrell. Admission is free; RSVPs are encouraged. Visit the event website to RSVP.
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Encore Screening of A Life Well Lived: David Kaufmann Documentary Film (Read More)
Grand Island businessman, civic leader, and humanitarian, David Kaufmann was a “quiet philanthropist” who did what he could, from where he was, to benefit others in his community and beyond. Although he was recognized in the Grand Island community for the work he did here, he never sought recognition for himself. Kaufmann not only gave of himself; he inspired others to also do good where they could. Through his actions and words, he made a difference in the lives of many people in the Grand Island community and beyond. The greatest impact however was likely his least known role in sponsoring Jewish families who were fleeing from the horrors of the Nazi regime leading up to World War II. Kaufmann never spoke publicly about this important humanitarian work during his lifetime. However, the families who were saved due to his actions taken in Grand Island, Nebraska never forgot what he had done for them and the generations that followed. This documentary film, supported by the Hall County Historical Society and the Institute for Holocaust Education, an agency of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, will tell the story of David Kaufmann and his work to save families from the Holocaust.
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A Life Well Lived: David Kaufmann Documentary Film (Read More)
Grand Island businessman, civic leader, and humanitarian, David Kaufmann was a “quiet philanthropist” who did what he could, from where he was, to benefit others in his community and beyond. Although he was recognized in the Grand Island community for the work he did here, he never sought recognition for himself. Kaufmann not only gave of himself; he inspired others to also do good where they could. Through his actions and words, he made a difference in the lives of many people in the Grand Island community and beyond. The greatest impact however was likely his least known role in sponsoring Jewish families who were fleeing from the horrors of the Nazi regime leading up to World War II. Kaufmann never spoke publicly about this important humanitarian work during his lifetime. However, the families who were saved due to his actions taken in Grand Island, Nebraska never forgot what he had done for them and the generations that followed. This documentary film, supported by the Hall County Historical Society and the Institute for Holocaust Education, an agency of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, will tell the story of David Kaufmann and his work to save families from the Holocaust.
“Running Towards the Fire – A War Correspondents Story” will make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (NE-PBS) on Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m. central. Rebroadcast times (central time) include: Sunday, May 26, 05:00 pm on NE-PBS Monday, May 27, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Tuesday, May 28, 08:00 pm on NE-PBS Wednesday, May 29, 06:00 pm on NE-W Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Friday, May 31, 07:00 am on NE-W RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.
“Running Towards the Fire – A War Correspondents Story” will make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (NE-PBS) on Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m. central. Rebroadcast times (central time) include: Sunday, May 26, 05:00 pm on NE-PBS Monday, May 27, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Tuesday, May 28, 08:00 pm on NE-PBS Wednesday, May 29, 06:00 pm on NE-W Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Friday, May 31, 07:00 am on NE-W RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.
“Running Towards the Fire – A War Correspondents Story” will make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (NE-PBS) on Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m. central. Rebroadcast times (central time) include: Sunday, May 26, 05:00 pm on NE-PBS Monday, May 27, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Tuesday, May 28, 08:00 pm on NE-PBS Wednesday, May 29, 06:00 pm on NE-W Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Friday, May 31, 07:00 am on NE-W RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.
“Running Towards the Fire – A War Correspondents Story” will make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (NE-PBS) on Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m. central. Rebroadcast times (central time) include: Sunday, May 26, 05:00 pm on NE-PBS Monday, May 27, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Tuesday, May 28, 08:00 pm on NE-PBS Wednesday, May 29, 06:00 pm on NE-W Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Friday, May 31, 07:00 am on NE-W RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.
“Running Towards the Fire – A War Correspondents Story” will make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (NE-PBS) on Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m. central. Rebroadcast times (central time) include: Sunday, May 26, 05:00 pm on NE-PBS Monday, May 27, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Tuesday, May 28, 08:00 pm on NE-PBS Wednesday, May 29, 06:00 pm on NE-W Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Friday, May 31, 07:00 am on NE-W RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.
“Running Towards the Fire – A War Correspondents Story” will make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (NE-PBS) on Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m. central. Rebroadcast times (central time) include: Sunday, May 26, 05:00 pm on NE-PBS Monday, May 27, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Tuesday, May 28, 08:00 pm on NE-PBS Wednesday, May 29, 06:00 pm on NE-W Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Friday, May 31, 07:00 am on NE-W RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.
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Running Towards the Fire – screening and panel discussion (Read More)
The documentary film "Running Towards the Fire" - about World War II war correspondents, including one from Nebraska - will premiere at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, followed by a panel discussion featuring: director/producer Barney McCoy (Gilbert and Martha Hitchcock professor of journalism at UNL), assistant professor of practice and documentary videographer Kristian Anderson, award-winning filmmaker and project consultant Christine Lesiak, and project consultant, author, military historian and senior archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration Mitch Yockelson. Visit The Ross website to RSVP for tickets. "Running Towards the Fire - A War Correspondents Story” will also make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media on these dates and times: Thursday, May 23 at 8p.m. central time and rebroadcasts on Sunday, May 26 at 5 p.m. and Tuesday, May 28 at 8 p.m. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.
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“Divisible” film screening and discussion: Benson Theatre (Read More)
"Divisible" is a documentary feature film about the history and current impacts of redlining in the United States, focusing on the specific case of Omaha, Nebraska to show how this practice continually affects and harms people and cities across the nation. Redlining was a government policy beginning in 1934 that designated specific areas of cities to receive financial support and excluded low-income areas and communities of color, targeting them for disinvestment and decline. This targeting reflected a long history of racism. These disfavored redlined neighborhoods were overwhelmingly populated by people of color. The resulting disinvestment exacerbated pre-existing socio-economic and racial disparities. While redlining as government policy was ultimately banned in 1968, the harmful impacts are clear to this day and many of the informal practices continue. Yet most Americans do not know what ‘redlining’ means, much less its powerful and persistent implications. This lack of understanding about redlining skews many Americans’ perceptions of various socioeconomic disparities past and present. As such, Divisible aims to build awareness of the historical context that precipitated redlining, and the ways redlining’s effects are still felt to this day in the lives of many. Each screening will include a panel of film participants and issue experts for a Q&A with attendees.
