Charlie Kothe’s animated sci-fi tale showing how a “cool cat” behaves.

Jonathan Napolitano’s documentary about a retired couple who transforms their farmhouse into a senior living facility and hospice for cats.

Lava Sheets’s self-portrait of a disabled woman whose devoted cat is the only one there to console her.

Ian Christopher Goodman’s documentary about his brave paraplegic cat, Akamatsu.

Jason Rogerson’s imagining of how far a demanding cat will go to get his person’s attention.

Markie Hancock’s heartwarming documentary about a very shy cat at New York City’s Riverside Park.

Alice Obar’s documentary about an urban cat rescuer who is devoted to the many stray kitties she has saved.

Erik Dumas’s futuristic animated story of an orphaned kitten bonding with an auto-repair robot in an abandoned garage.