Dinosaurs, time travel on display at South Dakota Film Festival

Movie makers from near and far showcase work at Aberdeen gathering

Sep 11, 2024

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Tony, left, and James Pinto completed a feature-length documentary exploring society's fascination with dinosaurs. It's the Sunday, Sept. 8 feature film during the South Dakota Film Festival at the Capitol Theatre. Courtesy photo. — Tony, left, and James Pinto completed a feature-length documentary exploring society’s fascination with dinosaurs. It’s the Sunday, Sept. 15 feature film during the South Dakota Film Festival at the Capitol Theatre. (Courtesy photo)

Dinosaur enthusiasts interested in following a father and son on their journey exploring the world’s fascination with the Mesozoic era reptiles can do so at the South Dakota Film Festival.

“Why Dinosaurs?” is one of this year’s full-length feature films and will be shown on Sunday, Sept. 15.

It follows Tony Pinto and his son James as they explore why people have such a curiosity and fascination with dinosaurs.

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Elisa Sand

I have been reporting in South Dakota since 1999 and Aberdeen since 2013. I am currently associate editor for The Aberdeen Insider covering local news for Aberdeen.