changing the world through art
Join us and help educate, engage and facilitate discussion in our communities around local and word-wide human rights topics through the work of filmmakers and artists.
Get Involved
CHANGE THE WORLD THROUGH ART
invest in the arts
Be a part of the movement and help change the world through art. Make a one-time or recurring investment and support the work of our numerous program activities.
volunteer
Make a difference in your community by volunteering with one of our many arts oriented human rights and social justice programs. There are numerous opportunities to engage.
What Drives Us
OUR MISSION
The Human Family is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) founded to change our communities through art. The mission of The Human Family is to educate, engage and facilitate discussion around local and word-wide human rights topics through the work of filmmakers and artists.
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Would you like to help with an upcoming event? Follow the link below to learn more about the opportunities to volunteer with the Human Family.
UPCOMING EVENTS
January 9 - North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival
The fourth annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival opens at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota.
February 2 - North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival
The fourth annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival opens at UND Arts Collections at the Empire Arts Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
what we do
OUR PROGRAMS
The North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival
Educating and engage our communities around human rights and social justice through the work of filmmakers.
The North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival
A traveling art exhibition that travels throughout the state of North Dakota to promote human rights and social justice.

The Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival
Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender lived experiences through the visions of innovative filmmakers.
The North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival
Highlying the interdependence and connectedness between environmental rights and human rights.
home. The Homelessness Crisis in North Dakota
An 8-part limited series documenting the homelessness crisis in North Dakota, and the organizations and individuals fighting to end it.

those among us: the human rights champions of north dakota
A contemporary history project documenting North Dakota’s human rights and social justice warriors.
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LATEST NEWS
Early bird submissions accepted for NDHRFF5
Early bird submissions are currently being accepted for the fifth season of the North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival. The festival encourages filmmakers from around the world who have produced documentary, narrative, animated or experimental films that engage...
Documentary to detail events leading up to Andrew Sadek’s death
This article was originally published by the InForum on October 27, 2020. You can access the original article here. By April Baumgarten"The Dakota Entrapment Tapes" is expected to show how law enforcement recruited a North Dakota college student as a drug informant,...
The Dakota Entrapment Tapes to have local premiere at Human Rights Film Festival
Documentary captures the story of Andrew Sadek and the abuse of local law enforcementFARGO, N.D. (OCT. 26, 2020) – The feature documentary film The Dakota Entrapment Tapes will have its local premiere at the 2020 North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival. The film will...