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Selection of films which don't sit easily within the other categories. This section would, in later years, be expanded and renamed Spectrum.

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Ballets RussesMarch Of The Penguins
(Country: US; Director: Anthony Ng; Writer: Anthony Ng; Cast: Ajay Naidu, Priscilla Garita, Johnny Sanchez, Brian Gant, Catherine Zambri, Michelle Luchese, Lori Prince, Richard Furlong, Michelle Irethia Baker, John Heinlein,)
Three sets of New Yorkers look to make sense of their lives outside the confines of their matchbox apartments and mundance jobs.

(Country: US; Director: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine; Writer: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine, Celeste Schaefer Snyder, Gary Weimberg; Cast: Irina Baronova, Yvonne Chouteau, Yvonne Craig, Frederic Franklin, Alan Howard, Nathalie Krassovska, Alicia Markova)
Documentary tracking the pirouettes and personalities in the world-famous ballet company.

(Country: US; Director: Frederick Wiseman)
Documentary focussing on Madison Square Garden.

(Country: Australia; Director: Warwick Thornton; Writer: Warwick Thornton; Cast: Ted Egan, Audrey Martin, David Page, Leo Jampinjinpa Wayne)
Homage to Aboriginal DJs.

(Country: France; Director: Luc Jacquet; Writer: Luc Jacquet, Michel Fessler; Cast: Emperor penguins, voice of Morgan Freeman)
A year in the life of the emperor penguins of Antartica. See:

(Country: UK; Director: Leigh Hodgkinson; Writer: Leigh Hodgkinson; Cast: Tom Hillenbrand, Robert Llewellyn, Matt Lucas)
On a small planet lived a girl and a cow. Screening as part of an Animation Spotlight programme.

(Country: US; Director: Marc Levin; Cast: Alan Levin, Marc Levin)
Exploration of the rise of anti-semitism.

(Country: US; Director: Steve James; Cast: Georgia Pierson, Janet Pierson, John Pierson, Wyatt Pierson)
Tracking movie maven John Pierson and his family as they head to Fiji to run the world's most far-flung cinema.

(Country: US; Director: Don Argott; Cast: Napoleon Murphy Brock, Asa Spades Collins, Tucker Collins, Madi Diaz-Svalgard, Paul Green, Will O'Connor, CJ Tywoniak)
Documentary about the real life School Of Rock.

(Country: US; Director: Chris Eyre; Writer: Scott Garen, Joy Harjo; Cast: Jeremiah Bitsui, Candice Castello, Geraldine Keams, Riana Malabed, Honorato Nanatay, Alex Rice, John Trudell, Christopher Neal Orrell, , ,)
Documentary journey covering the Americas from Alaska to Peru.

(Country: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany; Director: Joaquin Oristrell; Writer: Joaquin Oristrell, Teresa de Pelegri, Dominic Harari)
A heavily-pregnant woman turns Sherlock Holmes to track down her husband after he vanishes.


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Mary And Max to get world premiere at festival.

Twelve projects from four regions vie for cash.

Leicester's zombie film festival returns for another day of gore.
Playing Now! New York Film Festival - Hunger


Running until October 12, this long-established festival showcases a small but special selection of films, including Hunger, pictured above.


British celebration of independent film, running from October 1 to 12 in London.


Running across the Capital from October 15 to 30.

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