5th ANNUAL
NY CAT FILM FESTIVAL 2022-23
Monday, April 10th
at 7:00 PM
Members $10 | Public
$15
The annual Cat Film Festival is a
philanthropic celebration through film of our relationship with the mysterious
felines who share our world.
This collection of short films from around the world
educates, entertains, and help us explore the mystique of the fascinating felines
who share our lives - benefiting a local animal welfare group that works on
behalf of kitty cats. A portion of ticket sales benefit our friends at Golden Paw Society, Inc.
This year's Festival had the most international submissions
of any year yet, with films from Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Iran, Italy,
Kuwait, Malta, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, the UK. (96 min)
CAT FIGHT [1 min] 20-year-old
director Zoe Neely from Shaker Heights, Ohio
An animated tale of two cats - one who is real and one who
is not - who are jealous of each other. One cat takes it upon himself to get
rid of the other.
KATZ OF NY [6 min] 25-year-old
director Pablo A Jimenez from New York
An animated story about two down-on-their-luck cats, Matt
and John, who hang out for free beer at Katz Bar, lamenting on losing their
jobs - when a new employment opportunity arises.
CATS OF MALTA [20 min] Director
Sarah Jayne Portelli from Australia and Malta
A documentary celebrating the island’s stray cats and the
volunteers who show the large population unconditional love and support. [Sarah
Jayne will be coming to the Premiere from Zagreb}
PRIME SUSPECT [2 min] 22-year-old
director Gail Albright from Coppell Texas
An animated “thriller” about a dog masquerading as a cat to
evade being unmasked as the "Sirloin Snatcher" who has eaten all the
steaks in Mew York,
CAT OF LETTERS [4 min] 70-years-young
director Kim Best from Durham, North Carolina
This “instructional” film suggests Wordle is easy. Just
trust your feline intuition.
ACHROMA [4 min] 22-year-old
director Sarah Steidle from Brooklyn, New York.
Amidst a colorful world, a young woman living in shades of
gray keeps to herself in fear of spreading it to others, until she finds a
perfect (and persistent) companion.
L’HISTOIRE DE LILIPUT [4 min] 29-year-old
director Marco Antonio Nunez from Santiago, Chile.
“Liliput's story, a white cat from Santiago de Chile,
narrated by another not-typical-french in another not-typical-short film about
cats.
THANK YOU, COME AGAIN [4 min] 22-year-old
director Aysia Segura from Brooklyn, New York.
The wildly imagined animated saga of a man who takes his cat
to the grocery store to get their favorite snacks.
HUGO [5 min] 37-year-old American
director Justin Christopher Ayd.
A contemplative look at grief over pet loss as a couple
finds their own artistic ways to express tributes to Hugo.
DUET [5 min] 25-year-old director
Yadid Hirschtritt Licht from Chicago, Illinois
An animated story of a cat adopted by an elderly woman, who
teaches him to play piano.
PLEASE RESCUE ME [14 min] 70-years-young
director Kim Best from Durham, North Carolina
A documentary chronicling a few of the 250 cats rescued from
trees by an avid tree climber.
NINE LIVES [6 min] 17-year-old
director Anzi Tang from Sichuan, China
An animated expression of the young director’s imagingins
about her cat’s nine lives..
PURRADISE’S GOT TALENT 6 min] 68-year-old
Priscilla Dean from Phoenix, Arizona.
A spoof on the human version of this game show concept,
starring the rescued cats of the Purradise Cat Sanctuary.
WHAT IF? [2 min] Director
Melanie Futorian from Hell’s Kitchen, New York City
Returning feline star from last year's NY Cat Film Festival,
Bobcat is back with a personal expression of his philosophical musings of
whether the impossible is possible.
JADE & TRUBS [6 min] from
Mutual Rescue
A mixed-media documentary about Trubs, a chronically ill
shelter cat, who is adopted by the family of Jade, a young autistic girl with
sensory sensitivities..
THE CAT, THE MOUSE, AND THE SAUSAGE [6
min] 41-year-old director Joel Simon from Belfast, Ireland.
A hilarious animated story about three strangers - a cat, a
mouse and a sausage - and what transpires when they have to share a small
flat in a large city. Based on a 19th century folk tale by the Brothers
Grimm.
