Festival Opens Bonus Film to the Public

The general public can now purchase tickets to see a screening of the documentary These Amazing Shadows on Saturday at 7 p.m., after the festival's administration decided this week to make a limited number of tickets available.

The film was previously only open to holders of 10-day festival passes. Tickets are $9 each, or $7 for seniors and students.

"Since we have seats available, we are opening the screening up to non-passholders," festival spokeswoman Julie Rulon Greene told Patch on Friday. "It was important that the bonus be available first and foremost to our passholders, who support the festival year after year and appreciate the convenience of having a festival pass."

is a documentary about the National Film Registry, which was created in 1988 to promote "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" films. In addition to profiling the registry, the documentary features celebrities discussing their favorite films.

The screening marks the New York premiere of the film. It will be followed by the closing night film, , at 9 p.m., and the awards reception, which is sold out.