Omaha is a small, delicate film marked by few momentous narrative incidents. Yet Cole Webley’s directorial debut has something lacking from so many higher-profile and bigger-budgeted efforts, including its compatriots at this year’s Sundance Film Festival: an authentic feel for the texture,

Omaha's John Magaro discussed the harrowing family drama, which any parent should be able to relate to, in an appearance at Sundance.

In Omaha, John Magaro offers a heartbreaking turn alongside a pair of talented child actors, but the film's point of view takes an odd left turn.

Kicking off the Sundance Film Festival dramatic competition this year is Omaha, an increasingly bleak road trip with a recently widowed father, his two kids and their dog. Set against the 2008 financial crisis,