Singin’ in the Rain Next Reel Dakota Screening
The Reel Dakota Film Society will screen the classic film Singin’ in the Rain on November 19th and 20th. Singin’ in the Rain is a 1952 American musical comedy starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly. The film offers a humorous retelling of Hollywood’s transition from [...]
Reel Dakota Announces Festival Winners
The Reel Dakota Film Festival concluded on Sunday, October 23rd with nearly 1,500 people purchasing passes and tickets and attending screenings during the three and a half day event. During that time nearly 30 films were shown in three theaters within the Washington Pavilion venue. The festival included a special tribute to South Dakota’s only [...]
Fatakra
Director: Soham Mehta Run Time: 19 min Country: USA Genre: Narrative Short Suggested Rating: Similar to PG Naveen left India to chase his dreams in America. Three years and a recession later, his wife and son join him. Sparks fly as this family reunites and their dreams collide with their reality. Winner of the 2011 [...]
An Evening with My Comatose Mother
Director: Jonathan Martin Run Time: 33 min Country: USA Genre: Narrative Short Suggested Rating: Similar to R Dorothy Pritchard thought she had it easy house-sitting for a wealthy family on Halloween, but things quickly take a nightmarish turn when she’s introduced to the comatose mother upstairs.
THE HEDGEHOG to be featured at the Reel Dakota Film Festival
Reel Dakota is excited to announce that THE HEDGEHOG will be one of the quality independent films featured at this year’s festival. The film is inspired by a New York Times bestseller, “The Elegance of the Hedgehog” by Muriel Barbery. The book was the Argus Leader Life Book Club’s September selection, so many in the [...]
A Wild Ride
Don’t miss Reel Dakota Film Society’s May film, WILD HORSE, WILD RIDE. The documentary relays the powerful story of the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge, an annual contest that dares 100 people to each tame a totally wild mustang in order to get it adopted into a better life beyond federal corrals. Co-directed by Alex Dawson [...]
Reel Dakota Film Festival: Take 2
The second annual Reel Dakota Film Festival was held on October 20-23, 2011 at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls. Reel Dakota: Take 2 delivered an expanded program of films and educational events during its 4-day schedule in October of 2011. Opening night began on a Thursday, with a special “sneak away Friday matinee” and [...]
Simple Simon will be Reel Dakota’s March Film
The Reel Dakota Film Society will present SIMPLE SIMON on March 26th at 7:30pm. The film, directed by Andreas Ohman was Sweden’s Oscar submission for Best Foreign Film and made it to the Academy’s shortlist of 9 out of 66 qualifying films from around the globe. The film is unrated, but may be suitable for [...]
Upcoming Film Showings
Reel Dakota Film Society is excited to announce its upcoming selections for its monthly film showings. Please join us at the Washington Pavilion to see these diverse, independent films. SIMPLE SIMON, d. Andreas Ohman, Sweden Saturday, March 26th at 7:30 p.m. Rated: The film is unrated, but may be suitable for a PG13 audience. Parental [...]
