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Strangers answer the call to locate a lost pet.

“35 Days” is an experimental, stop motion animation about what happens when a coalition of strangers answers the call to locate a missing cat during the pandemic lockdown of 2020. Voicemail messages from neighbors reveal the empathy and core connection we have for and with our pets and each other, demonstrating how a virtual community can transcend the isolation of the pandemic.

Animated frame-by-frame using fabric and paper cutouts, thread and wool.

Music excerpts by Frank Pahl from “Music for Architecture.”
Animation assistant: Sophie Hullinger
Graphics assistant: Valerie Matula

Run time: 6:49 min.
1.78:1 (16×9 HD)
USA
2025
Stereo
English

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1 page Summary/Bio

True story: My cat went missing during the pandemic lockdown of 2020. I launched a major search for him, distributing flyers, knocking on doors, following every lead. I received dozens of calls from concerned neighbors and strangers who claimed to have seen my orange tabby. This is their story–pieced together like clues to a crime.