CAT

KEDİ (CAT), 2016
Turkey |DCP, Color, 80’ |Turkish
Director: Ceyda Torun

Cat is an unusual documentary about Istanbul, as well as director Ceyda Torun’s first feature-length documentary. Offering a different perspective on the city through the eyes of cats living in districts of Istanbul such as Galata, Cihangir, Feriköy, and Kuzguncuk, this warm-hearted documentary stars cats named Sarı (Yellow), Duman (Smoke), Bengü (common name meaning “eternal”), Aslan Parçası (Little Lion), Gamsız (Happy-Go-Lucky), Psikopat (Psychopath), and Deniz (common name meaning “sea”). Adding color to the neighborhood where they live as well as to the lives of the shopkeepers and people who take care of them, these cats, each with a character of their own, take the viewers on a pleasant journey through the streets of Istanbul.