Kicking off the Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Competition this year is Omaha, an increasingly bleak road trip with a recently widowed father, his two kids and their dog. Set against the 2008 financial crisis, Omaha begins with a dad (John Magaro) facing foreclosure on his house after losing what appears to be everything professionally as well as the tragic death of his wife and mother to their two kids, Ella (Molly Belle Wright) and Charlie (Wyatt Solis).

Cole Webley’s debut feature, penned by ‘The Killing of Two Lovers’ writer-director Robert Machoian and premiering in competition at Sundance, follows a family road trip in the wake of shattering loss.

John Magaro stars in a tenderly devastating debut feature alongside two child actors who astound with the spontaneity of their heartfelt performances.

Season 19 will kick off with a celebratory episode on Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET that will feature the full-time return of original cast member Matt Meese, beloved for his portrayal of “Scott Sterling.” Terry Crews (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Everybody Hates Chris”) and YouTube star Steven He, known for his “Asian Dad” character and “emotional damage” catchphrase, will guest star in season 19, with Will Forte (“Saturday Night Live,” “The Last Man on Earth”) and Jack McBrayer (“30 Rock,” “Wreck-It Ralph”) guest starring in season 20.

Based on a true story, the series follows Helmuth Hübener, a teenager who led a resistance group with his two friends during World War II in Hamburg, Germany.

It is being filmed in Vilnius JAV creators TV series Truth and Conviction. A story based on real, shocking events will transform the capital into Hamburg in the 1940s. Producers John Foss and Russ Kendall (Kaleidoscope Pictures), who visited Lithuania for the first time almost 10 years ago and are returning for the third time, say that the country is fascinating not only with the locations that reflect the atmosphere of the series, but also with the professionals working here, and these families of filmmakers.

A lighthearted yet touching family narrative set against the backdrop of the beautiful Utah landscape, Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out is a story about embracing what makes us different, finding belonging, and staying true to yourself. Suitable for kids (and aliens) of all ages

In a coming-of-age story, two unlikely teenagers encourage each other to pursue their separate passions. That’s a pretty standard description of a lot of movies and shows, but this one is offering a twist on the genre, one that’s revealed by its unusual title — “Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out.”

ALIENS ABDUCTED MY PARENTS AND NOW I FEEL KINDA LEFT OUT had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City this weekend. The film stars Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Kenneth Cummins with Will Forte and Elizabeth Mitchell and is directed by

“For this film, I think [the draw] was just that it was really directed toward a family audience…but it went deeper than that. Whereas there’s a lot of family films that I think kind of ride on the surface level, and you can see certain emotions,

Jake Van Wagoner grew up on movies like “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” and “The Goonies” — coming-of-age stories that, as he put it, didn’t talk down to kids and didn’t pander to adults. Van Wagoner has directed what he hopes is that kind of movie — heartfelt and

Q&A Panel with the writers, directors, and cast. Sundance Film Festival Premiere