Film Streams is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form.

In Summer 2007, Film Streams will open the Ruth Sokolof Theater, our two-screen cinema located within the Saddle Creek Records development in downtown Omaha. Designed to serve both the passionate cineaste and casual filmgoer, our cinema will host four principal programs:

FIRST RUN FILMS
American independents, documentaries, and foreign films making their theatrical premiere in Omaha and the surrounding region.

REPERTORY SELECTIONS
Classic films, themed series, and director retrospectives, featuring an impressive cast of guest curators.

ARTS IN EDUCATION
Diverse programming teaching area high school students how to interpret films in a cultural context, empathize with characters in a way that might be beneficial to their own stability, and analyze film as an art form.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Lectures, forums, Q&A sessions with film professionals, partnerships with other nonprofits and community groups on film-based events, special one-time screenings for area filmmakers, and other activities that engage the public in a continuous dialogue about film and contribute to a vibrant local arts community.

As a nonprofit committed to screening films based on their creative, artistic, and social merits, Film Streams depends on the support of our membership program, individual donors, and grants from foundations, corporations and government organizations.

JIM JARMUSCH:

“The beauty of a movie is that you walk in, you don't know anything about it, you enter a world that's new to you, and that's the magic of being transported.”