Real life and fiction blur in this heartfelt, award-winning fusion of animation and documentary filmmaking.
A Cat Called Dom details filmmaker Will Anderson’s relationship with his mother and their journey following the diagnosis of her cancer. Whilst alone, Will privately keeps council with an animated cat called Dom - a curious character living inside his computer screen who interjects with observations, questions and actions that shed a light on Will’s feelings to a darkly humorous and often poignant effect.
We follow Will as he juggles the pressures of filmmaking whilst coming to terms with a potential earth shattering loss, causing tension with his creative collaborator transforming the film into something different from what was originally intended.
“An ingenious experiment in filmmaking as therapy.” - The Skinny
Winner of the Powell & Pressburger award for best feature at the 75th Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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