Pulk, the Cat Who Wanted to Swim

Puppet animation, Mexico, 2014, 6min. Created by 24 children at La Matatena, Asociación de Cine para Niñas y Niños, A.C.

pulk1We know that cats can’t swim, but what is not known is how many cats want to learn to swim. Pulk is one of them. This cat shows us the courage to confront his fears and the happiness of getting new friends. Japan Premiere!

 

Original Title: Pulk, el gato que quería nadar

Filmmakers: Fernando Daniel Díaz Jiménez, Mauricio Scott Castro, Cuauhtémoc Cuéllar Castro, Addy May Guillén, Valeria Villeda Rodríguez Malpica, Damián Aziel Saavedra Miranda, Viviana del Carmen Gómez Gaspar, Jessica Lisseth Gómez Gaspar, José Yahir Rivera Calderón, Edgar Antonio Rodríguez Sánchez, Susana Noemí Téllez Cázares, Laura Eugenia Téllez Cázares, Diego Alejandro González García, Juan Francisco Ramíres Briceño, Sara Estefanía Salvatierra Sandoval, Jair Emmanuel Camargo Arias, Saíme Cuéllar Castro, Luis Miguel Mendoza Rivera, Carlos Josué Paretas Alonso, Tania de Jesús Javier Santiago, Axel Leonardo Jiménez May, Fernando Fabián Vázquez Zapata, Heriberto José Sillas Ferrer, Luis Antonio García Jesús Juárez.

Production: La Matatena, Asociación de Cine para Niñas y Niños, A.C.; Instituto Estatal de Cultura de Tabasco, CONACULTA.

Running time: 7 min. 51 seg