Cat Lovers, Unite!
Philosopher cats, performing cats, and a heart-stealing animated kitten! The NY Cat Film Festival™ is an exploration through film of the fascinating felines who share our lives, creating a shared audience experience that inspires, educates and entertains. For far too long, felines have been the “invisible” part of the human-animal bond and it’s time to shine the spotlight on these magnificent creatures and the humans devoted to them.
The annual NY Cat Film Festival™ will enhance our appreciation and understanding of who cats share our world, while benefiting local animal welfare groups and saluting those who work and volunteer on their behalf.
PROGRAM:
CATS CRADLE: Jonathan Napolitano’s documentary about a retired couple who transformed their farmhouse into a hospice and senior living facility for cats.
BHUVANA & ABHISHEK: Mutual Rescue’s real story of a couple whose marriage was in trouble- and was saved by their mutual love of a cat.
CATCHA CAT: Blake Stowe’s funny story of two escape-artist cats and their owner who tries to catch them.
GOODNIGHT FRIEND: Rowenna Baldwin’s documentary exploring how deeply people can grieve over losing their pet.
TEAM MeowSA: Diana Lee Woody’s mockumentary about “a fiercely dedicated cat-athlete who made her Olympic debut in the 2018 Pyeongmeow Olympics.”
CATS MY LIFE: Alice Obar’s documentary about the life of a cat rescuer, surrounded by her “children,” the stray kitties she has saved.
CAT CAFE: Steve Latham’s documentary shows the happiness spread by a cat cafe.
JUST VISITING: Charlie Kothe’s animated tale that proves how a “cool cat” behaves.
FURBALL: Jason Rogerson’s imagining of how far a demanding cat will go to get his person’s attention.
9 LIVES – TALES FROM THE CAT SHOW Anicia’s story: Alyssa Pinter’s look inside the life of an autistic young lady whose life has been transformed by going to cat shows.
FELINE PARALYSIS: Annie Laurie Medonis’s mockumentary on “feline paralysis,” the condition in which a person is unable to move due to the presence of a cat on one’s lap.