CATS 2
dir. Jake Jones, Curran Foster, Coltan Foster, Colleen Fitzgerald, & Danny Natter, 2023
United States. 65 min.
In English.
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 – 7:30 PM with filmmaker Q&A (This event is $10)
“We know that a cat is a cat… but is it ever anything other than that?”
In December 2019, 5 best friends went together to see CATS at the movies in Seattle, WA. They were astounded by the bewildering film they had encountered. Keep in mind, several of these friends had starred in a small town theater production of Cats (and this theater was run by a cult) when they were growing up.
When the quarantine of 2020 hit these friends vowed to put their creative minds together to create CATS 2. The film is an experimental romp through the world of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS, or as we like to call it, “CATS 1”. Through the mystery of light and form, CATS 2 chronicles the metaphysical transformation of Macavity, as told by former community theater child stars. CATS 2 is simultaneously a meta-commentary on the truths of fear and desire and a vessel of pure love carefully crafted to be the singular representation of our collective soul. It also has puppets and stuff.
You will laugh til you cry at times, be delighted, and a little scared. The CATS 2 crew invite you to enjoy this little pandemic infused masterpiece.
Seeing CATS (1) is not required.