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Schedule of Events

60+ Films | Come Meet Filmmakers & Honored Guests | After Parties

(FN) Feature Narrative • (SN) Short Narrative • (SSN) Student Short Narrative

(FD) Feature Documentary • (SD) Short Documentary • (SSD) Student Short Documentary
(SA) Short Animation • (SSA) Student Short Animation
* Denotes films containing adult content*

Although we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented,

we apologize for any errors or omissions that may have occurred.

At the door ticket sales start 30 minutes prior to each session start.

Session 1: Thursday, September 14 6:00-8:00pm
VIP Room open from 5:30-6:00pm for refreshments

Who's The Guy In Back? (21 mins) SD
Sam and Duke's Incredible Adventure in the Sky (8 mins) SA
Stay With Me (21 mins) SN
Technicolor (9 mins) SD
The Promotion (7 mins) SN
The Woodsman (26 mins) SSN
His, Ours, A (9 mins) * SN

Session 2 Thursday, September 14 8:30-10:45pm
VIP Room open from 8:00-8:30pm for refreshments

Baseball with Dad  (14 mins) SN
One Please (2 mins) SN
Cry Time (4 mins) SSN
Homebody (5 mins) SN
Inheritance (18 mins) * SN
Places That Are Mine (8 mins) SSN
Suzy Makes Cupcakes (10 mins) * SN
The Luminarians: Making the Luminary Loppet (14 mins) SD
We only live once (12 mins) SN
Kyle vs Karen (5 mins) SN

Session 3 Friday, September 15 3:00-5:30pm
VIP Room open from 2:30-3:00pm for refreshments

My Hatton (7 mins) SD
Old Parish Preservation Volunteers (18 mins) SD
Shiwi-verse  (10 mins) SSN
My Over There (13 mins) SN
Unwelcome (4 mins) SN
The Dean of South Dakota Broadcasting (24 mins) SD
The Library Code (8 mins) SN
For The Record (36 mins) * SD

Session 4 Friday, September 15 7:00-9:30pm
VIP Room open from 5:30-7:00pm for dinner

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Bones of Crows (129 mins) * FN

Removed from their family home and forced into Canada’s residential school system, Cree musical prodigy Aline and her siblings are plunged into a struggle for survival. Bones of Crows is Aline's journey from child to matriarch, a moving multi-generational epic of resilience, survival and the pursuit of justice.

Friday, September 15 starting at 10:00pm

VIP After Party - VIP PASS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY
Food, Music and Drinks - Red Rooster Coffee House (218 S Main St.)
Free play arcade games till 1:00am - Retrocade Classic Arcade (117 S Main St.)

Session 5 Saturday, September 16 12:00-2:30pm
VIP Room open from 11:00am-12:00pm for VIP Lunch

Health Awareness for the Incarcerated. (7 mins) SD
Good Vibrations (9 mins) * SN
Bare Metal (11 mins) SD
P@ssword Pr0blems (6 mins) SN
Goodnight, Kind Horatio... (6 mins) SSA
Twice as Good (9 mins) SD
Runaway Rebels (9 mins) * SN
Listener (15 mins) SN
The Countryman (21 mins) SN
BIG AL (18 mins) * SN

Session 6 Saturday, September 16 3:00-5:30pm
VIP Room open from 2:30-3:00pm for refreshments

Pretty Canoe (18 mins) * SN
Bonding (13 mins) SN
Out of Water (12 mins) SSN
Destination Regeneration (26 mins) SD
Guillty (19 mins) * SN
Infraction (21 mins) * SN
The Painter (16 mins) SSN

Session 7 Saturday, September 16 7:00-8:35pm
VIP Room open from 5:30-7:00pm for dinner

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Behind the Bucket: A Garrison Story (81 mins) FD

Behind the Bucket is a documentary following members of the 501st Legion--Star Wars Enthusiasts--showing how they are much more than adults playing dress-up. The 501st are compassionate, charitable, and down to earth people doing what's right for those in need. There's a reason why their motto is "Bad Guys Doing Good"

Session 8 Saturday, September 16 9:00-11:00pm
VIP Room open from 8:30-9:00pm for refreshments

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The Pomp Room: A Rock N Roll Bar Story (99 mins) * FD

The Pomp Room: A Rock N Roll Bar Story is the rowdy, funny and touching story of South Dakota’s most legendary rock venue. Drinks were poured. Family was made. Hearing was lost. The story of how this Sioux Falls club influenced generations will touch your heart. Just don’t touch the carpet. 

Saturday, September 16 starting at 11:00pm

VIP After Party - VIP PASS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY
Food, Music and Drinks - Red Rooster Coffee House (218 S Main St.)
Free play arcade games till 1:00am - Retrocade Classic Arcade (117 S Main St.)

Session 9 Sunday, September 17 12:00-2:35pm
VIP Room open from 11:00am-12:00pm for VIP Lunch

SOLDIER (22 mins) * SD
Angel of Death (8 mins) SN
Fix'd Up (5 mins) SN
A Thief (5 mins) SSN
Rear (20 mins) SN
Andrew After Angola (39 mins) SSD
The Dollcatcher (15 mins) SN
Time To Do The Dishes (7 mins) * SN

Session 10 Sunday, September 17 3:00-5:50pm
VIP Room open from 2:30-3:00pm for refreshments

That Streaming Life (8 mins) * SN
Thingamajig (27 mins) SN
Karma is a Hitch (32 mins) * SN
Justice for Batman: The Mark Racop Case (12 mins) SSD
Subsurface (7 mins) SN
Raven (15 mins) SA
My Dearest Amena (14 mins) SN
Wounded Knee Survivors Run (12 mins) SD
The Candy Tin (14 mins) SN

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The South Dakota Film Festival is excited to declare that the prestigious "Lead Butt" award has been designated in memory of our longtime supporter, Curt Gienger. Curt's deep passion for photography and filmmaking was evident throughout his life. As a dedicated sponsor of the film festival, Curt received numerous "Lead Butt" awards over the years for his unwavering commitment to watching every single film.

Do you possess a leaden resolve? We invite you to join us this year, immerse yourself in all the exceptional films, and earn this prestigious accolade. Lead Butt awards are given out the last day of the festival. If you miss one film you miss out on the award!

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