Still from The Private Life of a Cat — The Private Life of a Cat (1946) — Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, Alexander Hammid, Maya DerenPhotographed by Alexander Hammid

Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, Alexander Hammid, Maya Deren

The Private Life of a Cat

Name: The Private Life of a Cat
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1946
Duration: 22 min

United States / No Dialogue / 1946 / 22m

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Documentary

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Synopsis

The original cat video, this experimental documentary captures the feline experience through the eyes of two cats raising a litter of newborn kittens.

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Maya Deren: Master of the Avant-Garde
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Credits

Crew

DirectorMaya Deren and Alexander Hammid, Alexander Hammid, Maya Deren

WriterAlexander Hammid

CinematographerAlexander Hammid

ComposerGene Forrell

Editor

Alexander Hammid

ProducerAlexander Hammid, Maya Deren

Double Feature

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Night Journey1960

Both directed by Alexander Hammid