Fargo Docs Season 2 Announced
BY SCOTTIE KNOLLIN
Fargo Docs, a documentary film series presented by Tellwell Story Co. + Studio, lights up the historic Fargo Theatre with its second season of programming beginning August 10. Fargo Docs is championing the art of film to raise awareness, challenge perspectives, and inspire audiences by making highly-regarded documentaries accessible to the Fargo community.
Each film screens at 7:00 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre. Tickets are available at the Fargo Theatre or online.
FLEE
August 10 - 7:00 p.m. - GET TICKETS
SYNOPSIS: The extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen; 2021
Nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Documentary Feature and Best Animated Feature Film; winner of two North Dakota Film Society Awards (Best International Feature and Best Documentary Feature)
Hockeyland
September 20 - 7:00 p.m. - GET TICKETS
SYNOPSIS: In Minnesota's unforgiving North Country, senior boys from rival communities skate for a last chance to etch their names into local lore. This is Hockeyland.
Directed by Tommy Haines; 2021
The River and the Wall
October 19 - 7:00 p.m. - GET TICKETS
SYNOPSIS: Five friends travel from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico along the Rio Grande via bicycle, horseback, and canoe, exploring the relationship between the river and the proposed wall along America's border with Mexico.
Directed by Ben Masters; 2019
Winner of the SXSW Film Festival award for Best Texan Film, as well as the Grand Prize at the Ulju Mountain Film Festival. It was nominated for the Austin Film Award from the Austin Film Critics Association.
The Torch
November 9 - 7:00 p.m. - GET TICKETS
SYNOPSIS: At 83, Chicago legend Buddy Guy remains the standard bearer for the blues, an icon determined to see the art form live on long after he's gone. Enter guitar phenom Quinn Sullivan, who has been mentored by Guy since he was a kid.
Directed by Jim Farrell; 2019
