Year-Round Events Calendar
Outside of our annual film and art festivals, we are dedicated to bringing you screenings and events throughout the year that entertain, enlighten, inspire, and challenge communities throughout North Dakota. See below for upcoming and archived year-round events. And check back often or join our monthly mailing list for updates and new additions!

Slay the Dragon
September 2 and 9, 2021 | Theatrical
A high-tech gerrymandering initiative launched 10 years ago threatens to undermine our democracy. SLAY THE DRAGON follows everyday people as they fight to make their votes matter.
Presented by Dakota Resource Council, North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, The Human Family, the League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley, North Dakota Native Vote, North Dakotans for Public Integrity, and North Dakota Voters First.

Seeding Change: The Power of Conscious Commerce
May 11-13, 2021 | Virtual
20 years ago, a young group of social entrepreneurs joined a movement to change the world through the pursuit of an alternative economic model and practice of conscious commerce. Seeding Change is about “triple bottom line” businesses that consider the social, environmental and financial impacts of their companies and address some of today’s most challenging issues.
This award-winning documentary empowers viewers to be part of the solution by voting with their dollars and supporting the brands and products that align with their values.

Our Right to Gaze: Black Film Identities
February 14-28, 2021 | Virtual
A collection of six shorts where filmmakers gaze at themselves and their world, attempting to make sense of what they see reflected back.
From gripping drama to heart-warming comedy, Our Right to Gaze: Black Film Identities features timely stories from Black artists that take us outside of the ordinary.
Other Events For You
Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival Returns for 15th Season
FARGO, N.D. (Wednesday, August 23, 2023) –The 15th annual Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival will open in Fargo at the Fargo Theatre on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. The festival, which features the work of 27 filmmakers over seven programs and a special BIPOC drag...
Anna Johnson Announced as Executive Director of The Human Family
FARGO, ND - The Human Family, a nonprofit organization that promotes human rights through film and art, is proud to announce the appointment of Anna Johnson as its new Executive Director. Anna Johnson is a Two-Spirit artist and an enrolled member of the Turtle...
Human Rights Film and Arts Festival Returns for 2023
The North Dakota Human Rights Film and Arts Festival returns for 2023. The festival opens in January 2023 in Fargo, North Dakota, at the Plains Art Museum and concludes in January 2024 in Jamestown, North Dakota, at The Arts Center. The statewide festival features a...