Every year, the Fargo Film Festival commissions an original piece of cover art from a local or regional artist. This year, the FFF Cover Artist is Jack Machacek. The Fargo Film Festival is proud to reveal the official Cover Art for the 2021 Virtual Festival.
Festival Director Emily Beck says, “We are extremely proud to showcase the work of such a talented young artist based right here in Fargo-Moorhead. Jack’s vibrant interpretation of the Fargo Film Festival reflects the dynamic joy and exciting energy the festival brings to our community every year.”
The Fargo Film Festival jurors are proud to announce the slate of movies selected for the 2021 event. Congratulations to all the filmmakers for sharing your talents with our audiences.
Animation
Winner: The Winter (Xin Li)
Honorable Mention: Gon, The Little Fox (Takeshi Yashiro) Honorable Mention: Grab My Hand: A Letter to My Dad (Camrus Johnson and Pedro Piccinini)
Official Selections Hudson Geese (Bernardo Britto) Kapaemahu (Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson) Sad Beauty (Arjan Brentjes) Tales from the Multiverse (Magnus Igland Møller, Mette Tange, and Peter Smith) Waste Away (Elly Stern) Wet and Soppy (Cliona Noonan)
Documentary Feature
Winner: Stalking Chernobyl: Exploration After Apocalypse (Iara Lee)
Honorable Mention: Missing in Brooks County (Jeff Bemiss and Lisa Molomot)
Official Selections Fighting Over Sioux (Matt Fern) Newtopia (Audun Amundsen) Red Heaven (Katherine Gorringe and Lauren DeFilippo) Sleeze Lake: Vanlife at Its Lowest and Best (Andrew J. Morgan and Nick Nummerdor)
Official Selections The City Behind Us: The Story of the Elmora Troopers (Iwonka Swenson and Bob Burnett) Crossing Market (Brandon Krajewski and Michelle Opitz) Dying in Your Mother’s Arms (John Beder) Quiet No More (Eléonore Hamelin) The Red River Runs Through It (Micah Dahl) Road to Roxham (Cristian Gomes) Viewfinder (Melody GIlbert)
Experimental
Winner: Beyond Noh (Patrick Smith)
Honorable Mention: Haiku (Martin Gerigk)
Official Selections Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit (Eric Butler) Fluorescent (Avner Pinchover) Two (Vasilios Papaioannu) Wild Heart 1981/2020 (Zach Dorn)
Invited Films
Abortion Helpline, This Is Lisa (Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, and Mike Attie) Huntsville Station (Jamie Meltzer and Chris Filippone) Major Robinson (Andrew Klein) Sing Me a Lullaby (Tiffany Hsiung)
Narrative Feature
Winner: Paper Tiger (Paul Kowalski)
Honorable Mention: The Badger (Kazem Mollaie)
Official Selections Freeland (Mario Furloni and Kate McLean) Lorelei (Sabrina Doyle) Murder Bury Win (Michael Lovan) The Outside Story (Casimir Nozkowski)
Narrative Short
Winner: Feeling Through (Doug Roland)
Official Selections Alina (Rami Kodeih) Blocks (Bridget Moloney) Breton (Christophe Switzer) Coffee Shop Names (Deepak Sethi) The Devil’s Harmony (Dylan Holmes Williams) Dustin (Naïla Guiguet) In the Mirrors (Merlin Camozzi) Matriochkas (Bérangère Mc Neese) My Hero (Logan Jackson) NEUL未知ND: The Unknown (Eddie Shieh) Photo Op (Dava Whisenant) Rhinestone Blue (Aisha Schliessler) So What If the Goats Die (Sofia Alaoui) Split Second (Julianne Donelle) Transfer (Sage Mears and Aaron Pagniano) Under the Lights (Miles Levin) Where Is the Wolf? (Jonathan Norberg) You Need Help (Barbara Elbinger) Zoo (Will Niava)
Student
Winner: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Shiyue Xu)
Honorable Mention: Terry (Alexander Hagani)
Official Selections Bittu (Karishma Dube) Heights (Major Dorfman) Into the Honeycomb (Nick Dugan) Mirror (Christina Yoon) My Other Suit Is Human (Andrew Paul Montague) Sweet Potatoes (Rommel Villa Barriga)
