This poetic and grim animated short film written by Eddie White and narrated by singer-songwriter Nick Cave has won awards including Best Animation Short at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2009. The Cat Piano has also been featured in international festivals like the CineCity – The Brighton Film Festival (UK) and the ICON SF Festival – Israeli Annual Science Fiction & Fantasy Festival (ISRAEL). The film was jointly produced by Jessica Brentnall and The People’s Republic of Animation. Read on to find out why this twisted story on cats and music has intrigued minds all over the world.
In a city of singing cats, a lonely beat poet falls for a beautiful siren. When a mysterious dark figure emerges, kidnapping the town’s singers for his twisted musical plans, the poet must save his muse and put an end to the nefarious tune that threatens to destroy the city.
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