The Twin Cities gains another film festival this week at the Landmark Center in St. Paul. The On the Line Film Festival will have its inaugural opening tomorrow, and run through Sunday. It’s a festival that’s been two years in the making, and is purely independent. Festival founder Joe Ruiz, a native of St. Paul, decided to put the event together after a decade of running the Manhattan Film Festival. People thought he was crazy for choosing St. Paul as the host location, but he wants to be a part of his hometown’s growth. “I wanted to use it as a catalyst for the area,” he says. “To be part of the growth, but also help showcase the city to people coming in from out of town.”

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