Director Nick Beaulieu and Omaha community activist Leo Louis II will join the audience for a Q&A following the 1:30 p.m. screening of MY OMAHA on Sunday, December 21. Tickets for the screening are at regular Ross prices.

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.