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Cats of Malta is a 2023 Maltese documentary film directed by Sarah Jayne Portelli and produced by Sarah Jayne Portelli and Ivan Malekin.
Cats of Malta | |
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Directed by | Sarah Jayne Portelli |
Produced by | Sarah Jayne Portelli and Ivan Malekin |
Cinematography | Ivan Malekin |
Edited by | Ivan Malekin |
Music by | Asher Pope |
Production company | Nexus Production Group |
Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | Malta |
Language | English |
Through interviews with local feeders, artists and volunteers, Cats of Malta explores the colourful cat colonies, cat cafes, parks and streets that define the island, and the power of the community within the human-cat connection.
Each interview reveals a little more about the place of stray cats in Malta, giving insight into the inner workings of Malta's cat community, their highs and lows, the mental health benefits cats provide locals and tourists, and how cats unite the island.
Principal photography began in March 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, at Sliema, Malta. With two crew—the director and producer— ,Cats of Malta was one of the first feature films to begin principal photography and production in Malta during the pandemic and completed in June 2020.[citation needed]
The world premiere of Cats of Malta took place at The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia on Monday July, 25th 2022 at Federation Square.[1] Cats of Malta had its US premiere at the 13th Chagrin Falls Documentary Film Festival, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, on October 8th 2022.[2] The free film screening was held outdoors at Riverside Park, Chagrin Falls, and was opened by the Mayor Bill Koons, and preceded by a Felines on Parade event where the public attended with their cats. Also in attendance were Rescue Village,[3] a humane society in Geauga County, Ohio, that focuses its effort on the Cleveland area's eastern communities.
The film was released on digital streaming platforms on September 21, 2023 in Malta and Spanish-speaking Latin American territories, September 25, 2023 in the UK and Ireland, and on October 11, 2023 in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland by Under The Milky Way.[4] On the 3rd of October 2023, Cats of Malta was released in the US and Canada by Lion Heart Distribution on various digital streaming platforms.
Critical reception for Cats of Malta has been favorable and the film has a rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews with an average rating of 7.10 out of 10 Rating.[5]
Leslie Felperin of The Guardian gave the movie a rating of 3/5, noting that the film's "tone and purpose are a little hazy at times, making this not as satisfying as spending a good hour browsing cat memes, but it is still soft, fuzzy and purr-inducing".[6] John Noonan from FilmInk and Michael Talbot-Haynes from Film Threat both wrote favorably of the film,[7] with Noonan writing "Endearing and heart-warming, Cats of Malta avoids being simply an extended YouTube video of cats frolicking by highlighting how members of the community are brought together."[8] Eddie Harrison of Film-Authority.com was also favorable.[9][unreliable source?]
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