
A cat
called dom
2022
UK
Dir: Will Anderson
& Ainslie Henderson
ENGLISH
60 mins
In cinemas from
22nd September
A Cat Called Dom details filmmaker Will Anderson’s relationship with his mother and their journey following the diagnosis of her cancer. Whilst alone, Will privately keeps council with an animated cat called Dom - a curious character living inside of his computer screen who interjects with observations, questions and actions that shed a light on Will's feelings to a darkly humorous and often poignant effect.
Created with co-director and collaborator, Ainslie Henderson, the film documents the manifold emotions Will experiences, as he juggles the pressures of filmmaking and personal trauma whilst coming to terms with a potential, earthshattering loss.
But when emotions, events and styles collide, tensions rise between the two filmmakers and the film itself transforms into something far removed from what was originally intended. Will it ever dawn on Will that the heart of his film is found in his love for his mother and that loss too can be a chance for connection?





LONDON // ICA // FROM 22ND SEP
HEXAM// FORUM // FROM 22ND SEP
bIRMINGHAM // MOCKINGBIRD // FROM 22ND SEP
London // Dochouse // FROM 23rd Sep
Glasgow // GFT // from 23rd sep
EDinburgh // cameo // from 24th sep
Cardiff // Chapter // FROM 24th sep
Hawick // Heart of Hawick // 27th sep
Inverness // Eden court // from 29th sep
Dundee // dca // from 30th sep
cromarty // cromarty community cinema // 1st oct
newcastle // tyneside cinema // From 3rd oct
Forres // universal hall // 7th oct
Chichester // chichester cinema // FROM 9th oct
BANCHORY // BARN ARTS // 25TH oCT
sheffield // ShowrooM // 4th nov
PLEAN // Macrobert Moviehouse Plean // 4TH NOV
STIRLING // MACROBERT ART CENTRE // 5TH NOV
+ More tbc
THE Scotsman
“A moving portrait of a son’s love for his mother’
★★★★
DEADLINE
“Thought provoking and poignant”
The Skinny
“An ingenious experiment in filmmaking as therapy”
