25 Cats From Qatar

Tickets:

Saturday, September 13th — 7:05pm — Room A011
Sunday, September 14th — 11:40am — Room A011

Documentary • USA/Qatar • 2025 • 95 Minutes
Director: Mye Hoang
Producers: Mye Hoang, Dave Boyle, Alex Megaro, Eman Akram Nader
Cinematographer: Rob Bennett, Patrick Ouziel
Editor: Mye Hoang
Composer: Gil Talmi, Simón Wilson

Qatar is one of the world’s wealthiest nations, and its luxurious surface and rapid growth are powered by migrant workers who make 89% of the population. And they also feel compelled to help its struggling street cats. When an American flight attendant and cat cafe owner becomes aware of the crisis, she hatches a plan to fly 25 cats to Milwaukee, where her cat cafe provides a pipeline for adoption. Presenting a microcosm of a global crisis, the film asks searching questions about animal welfare, all within a ticking-clock narrative about the nuts and bolts of a rescue mission. It is both an urgent wake-up call and a heartwarming story of overcoming international barriers for a common goal.

Awards: Vermont Film & Folklore Festival: Jury Award — Best Feature Documentary, Southside Film Festival: Audience Award — Best Feature Documentary
Festivals: Milwaukee Film Festival, SF DocFest, Asian Film Festival Dallas, Sidewalk Film Festival

Short Film preceding the feature:

Shepherd Boy
Documentary • Portugal/Qatar • 2025 • 17 Minutes
Director: Joao Queiroga
Producers: Abdulla Ali
Composer: Yousef Al-Hammadi

Left to fend for himself on the outskirts of Doha, a dog named Shepherd Boy must navigate the harsh desert that has become his new home in a fight for survival.