25 Cats From Qatar

1hr 25min + Q&A - NR

Showings

Lark Theater Sun, Jun 1 4:45 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Screeninig with the filmmakers
Release Year:2025
Rating:No Rated
Genre:Documentary
Production Country:USA
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Mye Hoang
Music By:Gil Talmi, Simon Wilson (orig score)
Social Media
Website:https://www.25catsfromqatar.com/

Description

 


From the makers of 'CAT DADDIES'


25 CATS FROM QATAR.
A 7,000 Mile Journey to Find Forever Homes


Please join us for a special Bay Area screening + Q&A with director Mye Hoang and documentary subject Kate McHugh, Owner of Milwaukee's Sip & Purr Cat Cafe





A PORTION OF TICKET SALES WILL GO TO GIVE ME SHELTER SF! PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS ONE NIGHT ONLY SCREENING.


The nation of Qatar has a street cat population equal to the entire human population of the entire country – and is growing fast. Disease is rampant, and local adoption is rare. 25 CATS FROM QATAR follows one mission – led by a network of multinational underground animal rescuers in Doha and a Milwaukee flight attendant/ cat cafe owner – to transport out 25 lucky felines and find homes for them abroad, all the while searching for a long-term solution to the crisis.




Qatar is one of the world’s wealthiest nations, and its lux- urious surface and rapid growth are powered by migrant workers who make 89% of the population. And they also feel compelled to help its struggling street cats. When an American flight attendant and cat cafe owner becomes aware of the crisis, she hatches a plan to fly 25 cats to Milwaukee, where her cat cafe provides a pipeline for adoption.

Presenting a microcosm of a global crisis, the film asks searching questions about animal welfare, all within a ticking-clock narrative about the nuts and bolts of a rescue mission. It is both an urgent wake-up call and a heart- warming story of overcoming international barriers for a common goal.