FICTION SHORT | 9’ | EEUU | 2024
DIRECTOR y SCREENWRITER: Lindsay Carpenter
CAST: Lucy Walters, Kate Kemmet, Tara Anika Nicolas
PREMIERE: Spain
SYNOPSIS
In a magical realist thriller, a cat turns into a woman and becomes the object of her owner’s toxic fixation. The film explores the complex dynamics of power in relationships, focusing on who possesses it, what the person is willing to do to obtain it, and how it changes them. The story takes place in a strange world, where the transformation of a cat into a woman reveals the characters’ internal struggles and deep desires. The film explores themes of family, shame, and the privilege of the younger generation to openly embrace their identity, while their parents’ generation grapples with deeply ingrained societal norms. The burden of shame is inherited by the children, who, even after coming out, face the dilemma of whether to retain or release it.
FESTIVALS:
- Dark Red Film Festival – 2024
- Swedish International Film Festival – 2024
- Indie Short Fest – 2024
- Venezia Shorts – 2024
- Roma Short Film Festival – 2024
- Toronto International Women Film Festival – 2024
BIO DIRECTOR
Lindsay Carpenter (she/her) is a writer and director. Her stories feature small, intimate relationships set against big backgrounds or genre. The throughline between her work is power—who has it, what will they do to get it, and how does it change them? Lindsay graduated from NYU Tisch’s Dramatic Writing MFA in 2020. She has directed plays at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Barnyard Theatre, Studio Current, and Tufts University. Her play Our Black Death was produced by Taffety Punk and Unicorn Theatre. She was a staff writer on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) award-winning web series Amours d’occasion. Her short film Brikelak premiered at the 2020 Tisch Fringe Festival and at NYU’s FOCUS Film Festival.