2-Minute Movie Contest Returns to the Fargo Film Festival

The 2-Minute Movie Contest screens at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 21 as part of the 2024 Fargo Film Festival. Shown back-to-back in a whirlwind collection, more than 45 very short movies from all over the world, made by beginners and professionals alike, offer viewers an entertaining look at the hard work of artists who create for the sheer joy of it.

Ticket-holders for the Evening Showcase that begins at 7 p.m. are welcome to stay. Those arriving for the 2-Minute Movie Contest may purchase tickets at the door. Admission is two dollars.

Congratulations to all the moviemakers from near and far whose work was selected:

((O)) (Joanna Zybul)
8th St. Candy (Nora Becker)
9 (Claire Cooperman)
Alice in Uncomfort Zone (Nikolina Santovac)
Aliens o’ the Plains (Zach Miller)
All Nighter (Bridget Ruin)
Arrow Arrow (John Akre)
As If! (Liza Madore)
Balloons (Nigel Gould-Davies)
Bottle (Damian Gonzalez and Jeremy Weinstein)
A Day in the Life (Sophia Winters)
Dorfenstein’s Monster (Michael Dorfman)
Dropped (Nathaniel Henry)
The Duel (Molly Arcara)
Flights (Anne Gart)
Frozen Bliss (Rasmus Lindkvist)
The Gift (Gemma Rigg)
The Great Green Room (Molly Arcara)
Home Run Hazel (Aaron Crume)
Inner Child (Ryan Tynan)
Jellyhead Goes on a Walk (Scott Coello)
Lost in Focus (Tyler Haehn)
Lucky in the Sky (Lutz Kayser)
Mars (Yann les Jours)
Mirror Image (Max Halmueller)
My Way (Rasa Stanisic)
The Norga (Kelly Meehan)
The Other Half (Chloe Nguyen)
Pink Noise (Ulysse Lefort, Martin Wiklund and Arthur Lemaître)
Please, Excuse Me (Ryan Crawford)
The Process (Roberto Ercolalo)
Revelation Revelation (Allison Beda)
Rock of Ages (Ian Johnston)
Secrets of Success (Toby Jones)
Shadowplay (Cayla Carlson)
Shelf-Life (Liza Madore)
The Shortest Relationship in the World (Xiaoxuan Han)
Skinny Dip (Donal O’Dea)
Stick No Bills (Ebba Jahn)
A Story From Shaba’s Family Hairstyling (J. Onsuwan Johnson)
Strange Town Tonight (Dustin Morrow)
Transform(Her) (Bianca Malcolm)
Walk Through Time (Jason Kuntz)
Welcome Home! (Ezequiel Casamada)
What It Takes (Kelsi Phung)
What’s for Dinner? (Sidney Thompson)
Worn (Lilly Fischer)