Are We Not Cats

Are We Not Cats is a 2016 horror romance film written and directed by Xander Robin, about two strangers who spark romance through an unusual habit. The film stars Michael Patrick Nicholson, Chelsea Lopez, and Michael Godere.

Are We Not Cats
Directed by	Xander Robin
Written by	Xander Robin
Produced by	Joshua Sobel Thelonious Brooks Xander Robin
Starring	Michael Patrick Nicholson Chelsea Lopez Michael Godere
Cinematography	Matt Clegg
Edited by	Dustin Waldman Xander Robin
Music by	Garret H. Morris DJ Burn One
Production company	Greatest Planet On Earth
Distributed by	Cleopatra Entertainment
Release dates	September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) (Venice) February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13) (Theatrical)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90,000[citation needed]

The film premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and was listed as one of the top 10 horror films of 2018 by Rotten Tomatoes.^[1]

Synopsis

After losing his job, girlfriend, and home in a single day, Eli, a desperate twenty-something accepts a delivery job in a remote upstate backwater. There he meets Anya, a beguiling young woman with whom he shares a strange habit.

Eli's skin picking is reminiscent of excoriation disorder and trichotillomania, while Anya's hair picking is reminiscent of trichotillomania and trichophagia, leading to a climactic case of Rapunzel syndrome.

Cast

• Michael Patrick Nicholson as Eli
• Chelsea Lopez as Anya
• Michael Godere as Kyle
• Dean Holtermann as Al
• Charles Gould as Ari
• Adeline Thery as Madeline
• Alice Frank as Alice
• Tuffy Questell as Dennis
• Theodore Bouloukos as Dr. Mooney
• Carson Grant as Hawke
• Joe Buldo as Jack
• Ernst Zorin as Shvitzer Sam
• Marika Daciuk as Sonia
• Bill Weeden as Diner Dad
• Alex Goldberg as Max

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival^[2] as the closing film of the Critics Week sidebar.

It later screened at 2016 Sitges Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Oldenburg International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and won best narrative feature at the 2017 Sidewalk Film Festival.

Are We Not Cats was released in North America in 2018 by Cleopatra Entertainment.^{[citation needed]}

It was later released to stream on Shudder.^[3]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 91% based on 11 reviews.^[4] On Metacritic it has a score of 68% based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[5]