Looking for the small independent movie you’ve heard so much about?
Excited to see that new foreign film, you know what’s its name?
Would you like to catch all-time favorite the way it was meant to be – large, loud and on the big screen?
Then step right up to the Film Streams at Ruth Sokolof Theater, which bills itself as being devoted to the presentation and discussion of film as an art form.
Located at 1340 Mike Fahey Street in Omaha, Neb., the Ruth Sokolof Theater opened in 2007 behind the work of founder and director Rachel Jacobson. Film Streams, a nonprofit company that started in 2005, is focused on working to enhance the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area.
Film Streams features four types of programs:
First Run Films: Usually independent films, documentaries and foreign films.
Repertory selections: These are classic films, themed series, guest curators, director retrospectives and series featuring special guests.
The program opened in 2007 with Omaha native and director Alexander Payne, an Oscar winner for Sideways (Best Adapted Screenplay – 2004). Payne, who sits on the Film Streams Board of Directors, also filmed Citizen Ruth (1996), Election (1999) and About Schmidt (2002) – all of which are set in or have parts of the film shot in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area.
Also in 2007, author and radio host Kurt Andersen was the curator for the Out There series, showing films that were shot in the Omaha area and the plains.
Five of the 10 films – Boys Town (1938), A Time for Burning (1966), Election (1999), The Indian Runner (1991) and About Schmidt (2002) were filmed in Omaha.
Two others, Boys Don’t Cry (1999) and Badlands (1973) were filmed in Texas and Colorado but portray real events that took place in Nebraska.
The other films in the series were The Straight Story (1999), Tender Mercies (1983) and Fargo (1996).
The ongoing Great Directors series has included the works of: Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chapliln, Orson Welles, John Cassavetes, Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kurosawa, Werner Herzog, Preston Sturges and Billy Wilder.
The series featuring special guests have included Laura Dern, Debrah Winger and Steven Soderberg so far.
Arts in Education: Films offered relate to numerous courses and meet various Nebraska Curriculum Standards according to the theater’s site.
Screenings are followed by discussions led by Film Streams Education Committee Members.
Community Development: This includes lectures, forums, question and answer sessions, and partnering with other nonprofit groups with film-based events.
Film Streams at Ruth Sokolof Theater has two theaters, one which seats 206 people, while the smaller theater seats nearly 100 people.
Tickets cost $9 general admission, $7 for seniors, students, teachers, and military, and $4.50 for Film Streams Members. Membership programs vary from $35 to $5,000 for the Director package. The typical membership for a single member is $50.
The theater offers many non-traditional concession options, but don’t worry they serve plenty of popcorn, candy and soft drinks. Starting last summer, the theater expanded its beverage options as it began offering several selections of beer and wine to quench the pallets of film buffs.
So if you’re looking for that movie you’ve heard so much about but isn’t playing in the big chain theaters … if a top-notch documentary seems right up your alley … if you wish to see one of your all-time favorites back on the big screen … if you want to sit in on a discussion of a film … or if you want to catch a flick but don’t want to stand in line to see the big budget, CGI, 3-D, blockbuster that came out this week … then take a look at Film Streams and The Ruth Solokof Theater.
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Film Streams