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Why Dinosaurs? (2025)

NR | Oct 18, 2025 (US) | Documentary, Family | 01:17
https://www.whydinosaurs.com/
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A documentary about dinosaurs and the people who love them, created by a father and son.

A dinosaur-obsessed teen and his filmmaker father travel the world interviewing paleontologists about the latest discoveries, tracking down the crew of Jurassic Park, digging up 150-million-year-old bones, and meeting dino fanatics of all walks of life.

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Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Cinematography
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Assistant Editor
Producer, Assistant Editor
Sound

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Colin Trevorrow
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Keegan Kuhn
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Dean R. Lomax
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Phil Tippett
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Dean Cundey
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Jingmai O'Connor
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Jessica Lippincott
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Kallie Moore
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Scott Sampson
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Phil Currie
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