Frank and the Wondercat
Directed by Tony Massil and Pablo Alvarez-Mesa
Canada, 2015
This documentary centred around the Frank Furko, an odd octogenarian whose now deceased cat, Pudgie Wudgie, was a local celebrity in their hometown of Pittsburgh, manages to break the mold of imitative, stagnating docs that festivals often attract in droves. Massil and Alvarez-Mesa have found a perfect subject in Frank and approach him with a natural, easy going camera: no talking heads and barely a shot of stock footage, just a wondering frame following Frank as he tells his stories to whoever will listen, and a sense of time travel via VHS footage Frank himself shot throughout his life.
Pudgie Wudgie was a trained house cat, whom Frank outfitted with countless custom-made costumes, made television appearances, did live shows, and gave Frank a lifetime of eccentric anecdotes. It’s a touching portrait of a man and his cat.
Directed by Tony Massil and Pablo Alvarez-Mesa
Canada, 2015
This documentary centred around the Frank Furko, an odd octogenarian whose now deceased cat, Pudgie Wudgie, was a local celebrity in their hometown of Pittsburgh, manages to break the mold of imitative, stagnating docs that festivals often attract in droves. Massil and Alvarez-Mesa have found a perfect subject in Frank and approach him with a natural, easy going camera: no talking heads and barely a shot of stock footage, just a wondering frame following Frank as he tells his stories to whoever will listen, and a sense of time travel via VHS footage Frank himself shot throughout his life.
Pudgie Wudgie was a trained house cat, whom Frank outfitted with countless custom-made costumes, made television appearances, did live shows, and gave Frank a lifetime of eccentric anecdotes. It’s a touching portrait of a man and his cat.
- 9/27/2015
- by Josh Hamm
- SoundOnSight
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