A stage for filmmakers
Where Film Meets Its Audience
The Norman A. Geske Cinema Showcase turns screenings into dialogue by bringing filmmakers to Lincoln so they can share the stories behind their stories. The series allows students, artists, and audiences to have honest conversations about film.
Named for visionary arts advocate Norman A. Geske, the series celebrates risk, craft, and conversation. Visiting filmmakers step beyond the screen—leading talks, joining classes at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, and connecting with students from Lincoln’s Arts and Humanities Focus Program. Over time, these exchanges have become part of the larger story of how cinema keeps evolving, one voice at a time.
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Featured Filmmakers
- Eva Thomas Nika & Madison 2026
- Signe Baumane My Love Affair with Marriage 2024
- Chris Innis The Hurt Locker 2021
- Lynn Lowry I Drink Your Blood 2021
- Irene Bedard Smoke Signals 2017
- Kelly Reichardt Certain Women 2016
- Chloe Zhao Songs My Brothers Taught Me 2016
- John Waters The Films of John Waters 2015
- Penelope Spheeris The Decline of Western Civilization 2015
- Bill Plympton Cheatin’ 2015
- Sherman Alexie The Business of Fancy Dancing 2013
- Seymour Cassel Reach for Me 2009
- Harley Jane Kozak An Evening with Harley Jane Kozak 2009
- Peter Riegert King of the Corner 2005
- Jamie Babbit But I’m a Cheerleader 2000
- John Beasley The Apostle 1998
- Fairuza Balk Murder in the Heartland 1993
- Fairuza Balk Murder in the Heartland 1993
- Werner Herzog The Films of Werner Herzog 1986
- Roger Corman The Films of Roger Corman 1986
- Martin Sheen Badlands 1985
- Frederick Wiseman The Films of Frederick 1985
- Wim Wenders The Films of Wim Wenders 1982
- Wallace Shawn My Dinner with Andre 1982
Ellen Jovin & Brandt Johnson (Rebel With a Clause)
Booker T. Mattison (Twisted Marriage Therapist / An Unusual Suspect / The Sound of Christmas) with Genevieve Randall (Nebraska Public Media)
Terry Donahue, Anvil Orchestra (Fright Fest features—The Phantom of the Opera, A Page of Madness)
Gale Anne Hurd (Tremors)
