81. When a Film Changes the Filmmaker – Nick Beaulieu

What begins as a documentary about racial justice in Omaha becomes something far more personal.

Filmmaker Nick Beaulieu joins Outrage Overload to discuss My Omaha, a film that follows his effort to document activism in his hometown while navigating a deeply strained relationship with his terminally ill father, a staunch pro-Trump conservative.

Rather than trying to change minds, My Omaha explores what it takes to stay in relationship across political, racial, and generational divides. In this conversation, Nick reflects on trust, identity, social media, and how lessons from racial justice organizing shaped the way he tried to understand his father before it was too late.

This episode is about family, polarization, and what happens when the story you’re telling changes you in the process.

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