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The tenth annual Fargo Film Festival kicks of today (Tues, March 2) night with two invited films, Imbued at 7PM by Rob Nilsson from Los Angeles California and Into Temptation at 8:45 by Patrick Coyle of Minneapolis.  There will be an opening press conference at the Fargo theater and a Pre-Party at Monte’s at 5.

Nilsson has had films in the Festival from its inception. He will be present at this showing.  Imbvued is about a losing gambler that bets on impossible outcomes.  The story is a bet of his involving a woman that comes in to his life.  I don’t know much else about the film except that it has a strong cast, lead by Stacy Keach,

Into Temptation is about a prostitute in Minneapolis that confesses her sin of committing suicide to a priest before she commits it.  The hype is that the backdrop of Minneapolis is one of the things that make the movie worth seeing.

Each of the following nights is devoted to a particular category. Wednesday is Animations night, with The Secret of Kells, an Academy Award nominee showing at 9:15.  The Pre-Party is at Mosaic Foods at the Plains Art Museum.

Thursday is Documentary Night, with the Pre-Party at John Alexanders.  The showings will include Thicker Than Water, recipient of the Prairie Spirit Award.  I’m not sure if this film qualifies as an Indigenous Voices film, but the Native American ‘Voices category has been so remaned.

Friday Night is Comedy night with the Pre-Party at The Silver Moon Supper Club.  This showing will include the 2 minute film competition at 9:15.  The Pre=Part on Saturday will be at HoDo’s, and the winners in each category will be shown Saturday night.  The post party will be at ecce.

Starting at `0AM each day starting Wednesday there will be showings of a diverse group of films ofa all types.  In the days when I could attend some of these showings, I found this to be great fun.

Day passes(morning or afternoon) are $5, evening passes $8, and thre are sevral other passes that include more((Good Deal $30, Not a Bad Deal $50 and Heckuva Deal, which includes all films and parties, $100.  For more details, visit the Festival website, www.fargofilmfestival.org.

There will be reporting throughout the Festival.