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That it’s Friday afternoon just shy of the work whistle blowing is as good excuse as any to watch internet cat videos, but a new local short aims for something more ambitious.
“Kittywood Studios: Cat Videos Incorporated” exposes the dark underbelly of the videos-of-cute-cats-doing-funny-shit industry (think Keyboard Cat). It’s by Austin filmmaker Joe Nicolosi, who was recently named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film.
Enjoy.
This article appears in August 19 • 2011.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women... More by Kimberley Jones
