Lincoln Theatre presents the 2025 New York Cat Film Festival, a collection of short films exploring the mystique of the fascinating felines who share our lives.
10% of all ticket sales are donated to Saving Pets One at a Time (SPOT), a local 501(c)(3) non-profit. The mission of the all-volunteer organization is to provide compassionate care and find appropriate homes for the pets in Skagit County.
All the films are family-friendly and can be enjoyed by humans of all ages!
Also in February: 2025 New York Dog Film Festival. Click here!
Total Runtime: Approx. 90 minutes.
CATS EYE WITNESS NEWS: One episode of the charming Finny and Dazy, two talking cats who report on the news in New York City.
SO IT BEGAN: 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: 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.
CAT ADVOCACY: Kim Best's 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: A chronicle of the adventures of Gotelind, an older feline, who got a second chance when adopted from a shelter.
LEONARDO’S LAST LUNCHEON: Produced and directed by Joan Gratz, the 1992 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Short Film.
NINE LIVES: 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: 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: Finny and Dazey report on NYC weather challenges.
SCOTT: An animated day in the life of Scott the cat as he explores his backyard.
KITTY CRUSAIDE: A biographical documentary about a passionate TNR cat rescuer, Dani, and the joys and heartbreak of her efforts.
CAROLINE: A LETTER TO MOM: A happy birthday message to her mom from Caroline the cat.
MIKEY HAMMER, PURRIVATE EYE: 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: 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: 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.
LOVE ME: An animated story of a lonely flower opening up to a kitty.
CATS EYE WITNESS NEWS (Best Friends Adoption Center): Finny and Dazey celebrate cat adoption.
TRACE OF A CAT: 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: 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.
Film Prices
Lincoln Theatre Members get $2.00 off on the following prices with discount code:
General: $11.00
Seniors, Students, and Active Military: $10.00
Children 12 and under: $8.50
All prices include a $2.00 Preservation Fee that goes directly into our capital account for the preservation of the Lincoln Theatre and its programs.