Cat Meets Dog

Driessen, Paul, (film director.). Fukushima, Michael, (film producer.). McManus, Roddy, (film producer.). Rijken, Arnoud, (film producer.). Snijders, Michiel J., (film producer.). Sterckx, Linda, (film producer.). Van Goethem, Geert, (film producer.). Page, Marcy, (film producer.). Rijken, Arnoud, (film producer.). Snijders, Michiel J., (film producer.). Van Goethem, Geert, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.). il Luster Films (Utrecht), (film producer.). S.O.I.L. (Brussels), (film producer.).

Summary: A mysterious invitation of a romantic nature kicks off this adventure of parallel lives and parallel worlds. Acclaimed animator Paul Driessen's latest short is a wandering tale of desire and disappointment told in four different story-windows. As an anthropomorphic cat and dog meander through their alternate and intersecting realities, each story-window ends on a cliffhanger and transitions to another tale. Even though the pursuit of romance fuels our protagonists' journeys, it is ultimately each character's unique persona that determines their fate. The dog in this capricious tale is by turns impulsive, adventurous, and goal-oriented, while the cat we meet is typically thoughtful and confident, yet subdued. Ultimately, our characters' wayward adventures in love and life reveal their animalistic nature-a primal force found beneath "civilized" exteriors. Featuring a lively soundtrack, this film employs Driessen's signature mixture of drama and comedy to explore the ways in which life can surprise us when the choices we make determine the outcome of our journeys.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (11 min., 13 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2015.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.Animation Centre. Agency:.Co-produced by Il Luster Films, S.O.I.L. and the National Film Board of Canada.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Paul Driessen ; director, Paul Driessen ; animator, Paul Driessen ; editing, Randall Finnerty ; original music, Normand Roger, Denis Chartrand ; sound design, Jeroen Nadorp, Ronald Nadorp ; final mix, Jeroen Nadorp, Ronald Nadorp ; music recording, Pierre Yves Drapeau ; voice recording, Pierre Yves Drapeau ; technical direction, Éloi Champagne, Randall Finnerty ; executive producer, Michael Fukushima, Roddy McManus, Arnoud Rijken, Michiel J. Snijders, Linda Sterckx, Geert Van Goethem ; producer, Marcy Page, Arnoud Rijken, Michiel J. Snijders, Geert Van Goethem.
Participant or Performer Note:	Voice, Corinne Chevarier.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2015.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).