UNO to host screening of Out of Omaha

UNO to host screening of Out of Omaha

A FILM SHOT HEREIN OMAHA.IT IS BEINGSCREENEDTONIGHT ON THEU-N-O CAMPUS .IT FOLLOWS TWOBROTHERS ASTHEY COME OFAGE WHILEDEALING WITHRACIAL ISSUES.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER,DANIELLE DAVIS,JOINS US WITHMORE ON HOW THESHOW CREATORSARE HOPING TOMOVE THECONVERSATIONABOUT RACISMFORWARD.COURTNEY/MAYA,THIS FILM ISBASED ON A TRUESTORY.INCREDIBLY, ITWAS SHOT OVERAN 8 YEAR PERIOD.FOLLOWING THELIVES OF TWINS,ONE ACCUSED OF ACRIME HE DID NOTCOMMIT."OPEN ON MOVIENATS"THE FILM GIVES USA GRITTY INSIDELOOK AS TWINBROTHERS DEALWITH ONE BEINGACCUSED OFMURDER.AND THECONTINUALSYSTEMATICRACISM THATPLAYS A PART.WE SEE THEIRREAL LIFESTRUGGLES...HOPES ANDDREAMSCHALLENGED ANDHOW THEYCONTINUE TOWORK TOPERSEVERE.THISDOCUMENTARY ISBEING SHOWN ONTHE UNO CAMPUSAS PART OF THEIRBLACK HISTORYMONTH PROGRAMBUT ORGANIZERSSAY THIS IS A TOPICOF DISCUSSIONFOR ANY TIME OFTHE YEAR."WE SAW A REALLYGREATOPPORTUNITY TOSHOW WHAT WASGOING ON IN OURCOMMUNITYTHROUGH THE EYESOF THESE YOUNGMEN.IT IS IMPORTANTTHAT WE SEE HOWSYSTEMS OFINEQUALITY WORKIN OUR CITYBECAUSE WEDOHAVE DEEPLYINBEDDED SYSTEMSOF RACISM."FOLLOWING THE6PM SCREENINGTHERE WILL BE AQUESTION ANDANSWER WITH THEMOVIE CREATORSAND ACTORSTHE MOVIECREATORS SAYTHE DISCUSSIONAFTER THE MOVIEIS REALLYIMPORTANTBECAUSE AS WEPROGRESS WEHAVE TO BEWILLING TO HAVETHOSEUNCOMFORTABLECONVERSATIONSTO REALLY BE ABLETO MOVEFORWARD ASINDIVIDUALS ANDAS A COMMUNITYUNITED.LIVE IN THENEWSROOM ...DANIELLE DAVIS...3 NEWS NOW.IT'S A BIG MORNING