T H E  D O C U M E N T A R Y

“If you can make people laugh, you can make people listen.”
~ Morgan Spurlock
(Academy Award nominated director/producer of Supersize Me)

When I set out to make a personal documentary about my ten-year quest to resolve my cat's aggression and house-soiling problems, I quickly realized it was impossible to capture Pyewackett attacking Sho-zen or peeing on my bed on camera.  First of all, I don't want to encourage such behavior.  Secondly, my clever kitties rarely do bad things in my presence.  By the time I hear a catfight, and race to the scene of the crime, Pyewackett will stop and run away.  The last thing I was thinking about when this happened was "where's my camera?"  So I chose to illustrate these incidents with reenactments, starring my kitties, done in the spirit of Psycho, Jaws and High Noon as well as animation. 

 

With the magic of close up camera angles, infinite amounts of patient, and visual effects, Psycho Kitties begins with a reenactment in the spirit of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, and seamlessly transitions into traditional personal documentary form with a twist.  Interviews of cat experts illuminating the mysterious mind of the cat are interwoven with interviews of friends spouting their absurd and heartfelt opinions, and, of course, myself, the cat's owner, telling the tale of my beloved psycho kitties.  

M I S S I O N

 "Over four million animals are killed in shelters every year."

~Wayne Pacelle (President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States)

 

 

If I knew then, what I know now, I believe I could have circumvented or resolved my cat's behavioral problems years ago.  Mary Poppins sang "a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down," and that is my intent - to make a hilarious film with an important message.  I hope to educate cat owners and lovers, and encourage those suffering from similar issues that resolution is possible, as well as give a portion of the film's profits to deserving animal charit

Housesoiling is the most common behavioral problem

 for which cat owners seek help.

 Aggression is the second.

 Unresolved behavioral problems

are one of the main reasons pets are taken to the pound.