Doc Talk: The Cats of Mirikitani, Screening and Q&A with Linda Hattendorf, 3/8
Doc Talk: THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI, Screening and Q&A with Linda Hattendorf
Monday, March 8, 1:00 PM EST
The Cats of Mirikitani began as a portrait of Jimmy Mirikitani, a homeless Japanese-American street artist living in New York City, but then it morphed into a stunning personal story of an unlikely relationship that confronted one of America’s long-standing prejudices and initiated a healing process catalyzed by the events of 9/11. This film was Linda Hattendorf’s directorial debut, and she worked closely with editor Keiko Deguchi to structure a film in which she reluctantly became a character. Cats premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2006 where it won the Audience Award. The film was later broadcast on the PBS series “Independent Lens,” toured theatrically around the globe, and was invited to over 100 film festivals.
Please join us for this online screening and Q&A, hosted and moderated by Deirdre Boyle, associate professor in the School of Media Studies.
Presented by the Graduate Certificate in Documentary Media Studies at the School of Media Studies.