We take a closer look at Istanbul’s cats, their history, and their place in civilization during a short tour of the Cihangir neighborhood with Gündüz Vassaf, the author of The Cat in Istanbul.
Gündüz Vassaf
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Elif Dizdaroğlu
Mother Sun (Sun Woo-Sun) enjoys her days with her 12 cats. One day, she tells her cats "Let's all go on a trip together." This is how their first trip begins.
A desktop documentary about the online afterlife of the late French filmmaker, Chris Marker.
Cats are the most popular companion animals in the western world. In the UK their numbers have swollen to more than 10 million. This is great news for the cat lovers amongst us but for those who see Felis silvestris catus as nothing more than a garden pest, it can feel like an epidemic. Cat Wars meets those on both sides of the feline divide to find out what really gets people so worked up about the humble moggy. This BBC One documentary also meets some of the more fanatical cat owners out there, including Silvana and her 50 cats and Helen, who likes to take her prized pets for a stroll round the block in a baby buggy.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine created an avalanche of abandoned dogs and cats that are now multiplying causing unforeseen consequences.
A cat lounges on a chair, while the sound of birdsong and traffic echoes through a window.
TAPESTRY, part of Lawrence Jordan's "Odyssey" triptych and filmed much later in Jordan's life, is a charged record of his bachelor life after marriage and child-rearing.
Cat experts explain the behaviors of domestic cats and how their sometimes undesirable actions are really innate instincts, revealing how closely they are still connected to their wild ancestors.
Amateur taxidermist, Walter Potter, became an unlikely success by putting his creatures in human positions and scenarios, referred to as anthropomorphic taxidermy. Potter's Museum, filled with his creations and collection of oddities and curiosities dazzled millions for over a hundred years until the collection's unfortunate separation in 2003. While largely about the man and his creations, the film also takes a look at the obsessive nature of collecting, as well as the controversial history of stuffing dead animals.
At the eastern end of Seoul, in a huge apartment complex, it has long been a paradise for cats and people to run around and give love and joy together. However, there are people who are worried about cats who are not leaving the place which will be demolished soon, ahead of reconstruction. "I want to ask. Do you want to keep living here?" For the happy farewell of cats and people, a beautiful struggle begins!
Documentary about the adventures of a stray cat and his 'colleagues' in Rome in the Fifties, between old traditions and postwar reality, to the discovery of the oldest streets of the city.
An ode to the cat. A compilation of the funniest and cutest cat video's by Abatutu, the most famous cat in The Netherlands
A German engineer wonders where his adopted stray cat goes when he is away from home. After he creates a tiny camera for the cat to wear, the photos reveal more than what he expected.
Portrait of an Artist
In Asheville, The House of Black Cat Magic is turning bad luck into second chances. With love, ritual, and a fierce devotion to the misunderstood, this rescue is proving that black cats aren't cursed—they're magic.