Now in its 22nd year, the Leeds Film Festival runs from November 4 to 16.

This year's opening night gala is physical comedy Rumba. Films in the Official selection with vie for the Golden Owl. Controversial German filmmaker and gay rights campaigner Rosa von Praunheim is profiled through a special retrospective, while fantasy and horror fans can get their kicks through the Fanomenon strand. Films in this segment will take part in the Silver Melies competition, the winner of this will go forward along with others from festivals across Europe, to compete for the Golden Melies award.

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Rumba
Rumba
Offbeat comedy in the style of Tati.
Momma's Man
Momma's Man
A man in mid-life crisis retreats to his parents' loft.
The Burrowers
The Burrowers
When a town's prime lass is kidnapped in the Old West, a posse get together to bring her back. Easier said than done when the kidnappers are underground monsters.
Soi Cowboy
Soi Cowboy
An uneven relationship between a westerner and a Thai former sex worker.
Deadgirl
Deadgirl
After two teenagers find a dead girl in the basement of a disused mental asylum, the boundary between right and wrong becomes sickeningly blurred.
The Disappeared
The Disappeared
A youth released from a mental hospital tries to get back to normal but is haunted by the voice of his younger brother, who disappeared.
Blind Loves
Blind Loves
The complexities of love and relationships as experienced by various visually impaired people.
Dream
Dream
A woman acts out the dreams of a stranger.
My Name Is Bruce
My Name Is Bruce
Washed-up actor Bruce Campbell is forced to save the town of Gold Lick from ghost Guan-Di.
Standing Up
Standing Up
Training to kill, Afghan style, in the new American sponsored army.
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