In honor of the 2025 NY Cat Film Festival, The Film Society is auctioning off the opportunity to have artist Lexi Ladd, of Art For Good Studios, paint a unique, original portrait of YOUR pet! 8” X 8”, acrylic on canvas, $500 value
Proceeds will benefit the MV Film Society and MV Animal Shelter
You can join the bidding by clicking here or scanning the code below and following instructions
About Lexi Ladd:
After retiring from being a healthcare marketing executive, I discovered painting. With support from family and friends, I began exploring a variety of subjects. However, I wanted to connect my commitment to public health with using art to make a difference. I decided to have all proceeds benefit organizations working to improve the lives of marginalized people including participants at On the Rise, Friends of Family Planning, the MAP and more.
2025 NY Cat Film Festival
A collection of short films exploring the mystique of the fascinating felines who share our lives.
FILMS [90 minutes]
All the films are family-friendly and can be enjoyed by humans of all ages.
CATS EYE WITNESS NEWS [NY Cat Film Festival] by Michele Campbell
One episode of the charming Finny and Dazy, two talking cats who report on the news in New York City.
SO IT BEGAN – by Mutual Rescue
An uplifting documentary about Calvin Tucker, now famous on social media, whose life was transformed when he saved a stray kitten and has since saved hundreds of homeless and injured animals in his under-resourced community.
CAT ‘N THE BOX by Maya Ali Ezeddine
A short animated film by a Lebanese student filmmaker at NYU about a cat who hears noises coming from a box and decides to investigate.
LOVE ME by Aya Kneitner
An animated story of a lonely flower opening up to a kitty.
CAT ADVOCACY by Kim Best
A snidely funny imagined tale of a cat owner calling companies to complain that her cat doesn’t like their products.
A NEW HOME FOR AN OLD CAT by Stephanie Cernelli
A chronicle of the adventures of Gotelind, an older feline, who got a second chance when adopted from a shelter.
LEONARDO’S LAST LUNCHEON by Joan Carol Gratz
Produced and directed by the 1992 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Short Film.
NINE LIVES by Jessie Davidson
A heartwarming documentary about a cat who has an entire neighborhood fooled, with several people believing they are the only ones who love and look after her.
TAIL OF THE TWILIGHT CAT by H Mahesh Haris
A touching documentary from Australia about the filmmaker’s own attempts to save an injured stray cat, and how it backfires.
CATS EYE WITNESS NEWS [Weather Report] by Michele Campbell
Finny and Dazey report on NYC weather challenges.
KITTY CRUSAIDE by Josh Carter
A biographical documentary about a passionate TNR cat rescuer, Dani, and the joys and heartbreak of her efforts.
SCOTT by Grace R Strom
An animated day in the life of Scott the cat as he explores his backyard.
CAROLINE: A LETTER TO MOM by Jesse Rosenstein
A happy birthday message to her mom from Caroline the cat.
MIKEY HAMMER, PURRIVATE EYE by Priscilla Dean
With a cast of actual cats from Purradise Ranch cat sanctuary who have the dialogue of a 1940’s film noir set in New Orleans, Mikey the private investigator is hire to find a stolen million-dollar cat collar.
KING OF CATS by Kim Best
A documentary about an extraordinary man, Harold “Catman” Sims, turned his passion for cats into Catman2 shelter, a large open-plan cat rescue with low-cost spay/neuter, along with founding the American Museum of the House Cat.
THE BATTLE FOR SWAN LAKE by Joan Carol Gratz
A second film from animation pioneer Joan Gratz, this is a fun and funny mixed media story with cats, a dog and a fish head performing the classic ballet, Swan Lake.
CATS EYE WITNESS NEWS [Best Friends Adoption Center} by Michele Campbell
Finny and Dazey celebrate cat adoption.
TRACE OF A CAT by Kim Best
Another “Kim Best Feline Film,” poetically posing the philosophical question of what our cats leave us with when they vacate a space they were in.
CAT KINGDOM by Martina Girlanda
An allegorical film of a young woman walking through an Italian hill town full of cats, each of which appears to magically transform into a human as she passes them by.
