legends pleading for the theater. Such legends included Kirk Douglas, Leonard Maltin, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Ray Bradbury and Patricia Neal. Despite these pleas and a recommendation for the theater as a city landmark by the City of Omaha's Landmarks Preservation Commission, Methodist Health Systems began demolition of the theater shortly after the theater had been declared a landmark. 416 The movie 416 is named after Initiative 416, Nebraska's referendum banning same-sex marriage. Fields takes a balanced approach to the issue as he plays the initiative's backers against Nebraskans who oppose the measure, which passed with support from 71% of Nebraska voters. 416 purported to give an objective view of the issue but most reviewers suggested the film was highly critical of the religious right. Preserve Me A Seat Although activists did not succeed in saving Omaha’s Indian Hills Theater, Fields captured their tumultuous efforts on film and this resulted in two films: Saving The Indian Hills and footage that later became the core of Preserve Me A Seat. The later film enlarges the focus of Saving The Indian Hills to include other theaters throughout the United States. It presents the story of the Indian Hills Theater Preservation Society, the Omaha group that formed to save the theater, in context with the companion stories of similar groups that formed in other cities with the intention of saving their own theater palaces from the wrecking ball. Because of the controversy surrounding certain elements of the Indian Hills Theater situation, the film's premiere faced long delays while litigation was being resolved. The world premiere occurred in Grand Island, NE. A lively panel discussion followed the feature, which included the film-makers and theater developer, Paul Warshauer. The difficulty and often lack of success of the preservation efforts is a common thread throughout Preserve Me A Seat. This film has seen wide distribution at film festivals across the country. Bugeaters Fields' latest work is a documentary film about the 1890 University of Nebraska football team, entitled Bugeaters. Work as a producer As is common with independent producer/directors, Fields has produced all of his works. Themes Much of Fields' oeuvre presents the struggle of the common man against entrenched power. His movies portray ordinary people engaged in extraordinary battles in which their lack of power does not equate with a lack of passion. Awards Fields' film 416 was chosen as Best Feature in the Central