If you love cats, if you own more than one cat, if one or more of your screensavers has a cat on it, then you no doubt already know: There is an enduring stigma attached to being a cat-lover that just won’t go away.
Meow You’re Talking! 'Cat Video Fest 2024' Is Coming to the Roxie
In need of over an hour of adorable cat videos? Get thee to the Roxie! (Courtesy of Cat Fest/The Roxie Theater)
What better way to flip off all those feline-hating naysayers, then, than by gathering in a room with scores of other likeminded cat people and indulging in the pleasure of 73 straight minutes of cat videos?
Whatever your taste in cats, the big-screen supercut that is Cat Video Fest 2024 has something for every cat lover: fat cats, sleek cats, naughty cats, acrobatic cats, lazy cats, dopey cats, weirdo cats, smart cats. And this array of pussies are doing All The Things. They’re in cahoots with children, hiding inside unexpected objects, riding public transportation, getting into altercations with dogs and each other, and (honestly, best of all) experiencing existential crises.
The compilation film — put together for the sixth year in a row by Will Braden — is like falling down the best-curated YouTube cat vortex in history. Braden wades through 15,000 cat videos every year and edits the best 200 together (with the video owners’ permission, of course). The end result screens in over 200 locations across the U.S., including the Roxie in San Francisco. Each theater also donates money to a local rescue or charity. The Roxie will be giving proceeds to Give Me Shelter Cat Rescue. Talk about the cat’s pajamas…
‘Cat Video Fest’ is playing at San Francisco’s Roxie Theater from Aug. 3 through Aug. 18, 2024. Check the cinema’s website for details.
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