Kitty (2016)

Kitty poster

First Generation Films
Starring:
 Edie Yvonne, Ione Skye, Lee Meriwether
Also Starring:  Rocky, Bullwinkle, Jack, Handsome, Hero, Jaguar
Directed by: Chloë Sevigny

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Based on the short story by Paul Bowles. Feeling alienated from her mother (Ione Skye), a little girl (Edie Yvonne) finds herself undergoing an unusual transformation.

Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): This charming short film uses some interesting special makeup effects to show the little girl during her slow transformation as she grows whiskers and sprouts claws. But when she transforms completely into a gray Bengal kitten the cat actors take over and steal the show.

Kitty - grey Bengal tabby kitten wide shot

Kitty - grey Bengal tabby kitten close up

Finding herself as a kitten she still cannot get her parents’ attention.

Kitty - grey Bengal tabby kitten meowing at window

Kitty ends up staying with the neighbor lady, Mrs. Tinsley (Lee Meriwether).

Kitty - grey Bengal tabby kitten with Mrs. Tinsley Lee Meriwether

Kitty - grey Bengal tabby kitten with milk on chin

The ending is heartbreaking and poignant and we won’t spoil it here.

Kitty - grey Bengal tabby kitten on stairs

Kitty - grey Bengal tabby cat with Ione Skye

Kitty - grey Bengal tabby cat held by Ione Skye

Seven cats were used to play Kitty, including kitten actors Rocky and Bullwinkle and adult cats Jack, Handsome, Hero and Jaguar.

Kitty - grey Bengal tabby kitten close on couch

Kitty - grey Bengal tabby cat on shoulder

Final Mewsings: Who doesn’t wish they were a cat?


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