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The Girl Who Spoke Cat

Synopsis

In a dull, organised world a curious girl longs for some joy — against the wishes of her rule-obeying mother. When the girl follows a strange cat that doesn’t fit into society’s standards, she discovers a boisterous underground filled with life. She decides to introduce it to the surface.
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Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
5 mins 40 secs
Format
HD Digital
Director
Dotty Kultys
Producer
Dotty Kultys
Screenwriter
Dotty Kultys
Production Designer
Justine Saint-Lo, Szu Yu Chen
Sound
Dave Yapp, Brian Moseley
Composer
Dave Yapp
Principal cast
Voice Cast: Dotty Kultys, Justine Saint-Lo, Dave Yapp, Szu Yu Chen, Nicola Dunlop, Marek Nekola
Animation and Compositing
Dotty Kultys, Szu Yu Chen, Nicola Dunlop, Hoda Touny

Genre

Woman Director Children’s

Categories

Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Dotty Kultys

Sales Company

Dotty Kultys

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