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THESE WILD CATS

77 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Directed bySteve Patry
Produced bySteve Patry
LanguageFrench
Short descriptionAway from the world, in his DIY cabin deep in a forest, Martin is building a new existence in the company of his pack of cats. The disappearance of one of his felines disrupts his daily life and brings back memories of his past.
Film subjects Portraits , Rural Life

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Cinéma Haskell — Stanstead

Screening

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Preceded by the short film The Punk of Natashquan.

Film details

Synopsis

Away from the world, in a DIY cabin, Martin’s life is organized. Surrounded by a forest of spruce trees and scrap metal carcasses, this indomitable loner patches up a new existence in the company of his pack of cats. The disappearance of Junior, one of his felines, disrupts his daily life and brings out reminiscences of the past.

 

Composed of fragments of life and fragile confessions, These Wild Cats plunges us into the confines of a territory and human nature of harsh beauty. Guided by almost totally immersive filmmaking, the film explores the themes of mourning and freedom, while questioning our relationship to marginality.

 

Crew

Cinematography : Steve Patry

Sound recording : Steve Patry

Editing : Natalie Lamoureux

Sound Design : Marie-Pierre Grenier

Sound Mix : Isabelle Lussier

Color Grading : Sylvain Cossette

Music : Bertrand Blessing

Direction

Steve Patry

Steve Patry is a documentary director whose works have a deep social aim. His first feature, From Prisons to Prisons (2014), documents the life of different ex-cons who are trying to reintegrate society. The film received a special mention from the jury at RIDM and a Jutra Award nomination for Best Documentary. Waseskun (2016), which portrays the daily life of an alternative house for Aboriginal men, was nominated for Best Feature Length Documentary at the Canadian Screen Awards. I Might Be Dead By Tomorrow (2020), which sheds light on Montreal front-line workers working hard to provide appropriate care to the most vulnerable citizens in our society, received a nomination at the Gala Québec Cinéma for Best Documentary Film. These Wild Cats is his fourth feature film.

 

Filmography

THESE WILD CATS, 77 min, Documentary, 2024
I MIGHT BE DEAD BY TOMORROW, 75 min, Documentary, 2020
WASESKUN, 81 min, Documentary, 2016
FROM PRISONS TO PRISONS, 85 min, Documentary, 2014