The Cats of Mirikitani

Infobox_Film
name = The Cats of Mirikitani
imdb_id = 0799976
writer =
starring = Jimmy Mirikitani
director = Linda Hattendorf
producer = Linda Hattendorf
Masa Yoshikawa
distributor =
released = 2006
runtime = 74 min.
language = English/Japanese
budget =

"The Cats of Mirikitani" is a documentary film originally released in 2006.

ynopsis

In 2001, Japanese American painter Jimmy Mirikitani, over 80 years old, is living in the streets of lower Manhattan. Filmmaker Hattendorf takes an interest, and begins to engage with him to create a documentary of his life. After the destruction on September 11, 2001, the debris- and dust-choked streets are deserted; when Hattendorf looks for Mirikitani, he is still in his usual spot. She invites him to stay a while at her apartment. Gradually we learn who he is, and of his past...with amazing and unexpected results. (The cats of the title are featured in Mirikitani's artwork.)

In May 2007 "The Cats of Mirikitani" aired on the award winning PBS series "Independent Lens".

Awards

This film won the audience award at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

External links

* [http://www.thecatsofmirikitani.com/ "The Cats of Mirikitani" official site]
* [http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/catsofmirikitani/"THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI "] site for Independent Lens on PBS
* [http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/news-mirikitani.html Linda Hattendorf interview]
* [http://haystack.cocolog-nifty.com/main/2007/03/interview_with_.html Linda Hattendorf interview]