Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space
- Fri, Mar 13
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Fri, Mar 13 @ 6:15 pm: OpenNiteFri, Mar 13 @ 9:00 pm: OpeningNite
Director: t.o.L Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 2002 Language: Japanese
Starring: Béatrice Dalle, Hisayo Mochizuki, Shinji Takeda, Takeshi Katō
Opening night of the Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival is for cats… and boy do we have a title for you this year!
“Japanese art collective t.o.L. (Tree of Life) have taken the hipster kitsch of Hello Kitty to a delirious extreme.”
-LA Weekly
Tamala is a cat living on Planet Cat Earth in the Feline Galaxy. In attempt to leave the Feline Galaxy, which is practically owned by a mega corporation called Catty & Co., she crashes on the violence-ridden Planet Q where she meets Michelangelo. Together they have fun, while Tamala seaches for her connections to Catty & Co. and her mysterious homeworld Orion.
Opening night tickets include:
– Gift bags
-A welcome drink
– Popcorn with a full bar of sweet/savory Japanese toppings