Cat Dancers

Director: Harris Fishman
Format: HDCam   Runtime: 84 minutes
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screening in: Documentary Competition

Screening Times

5:00 PM, Saturday March 10th - Austin Convention Ctr
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4:00 PM, Monday March 12th - Austin Convention Ctr
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1:45 PM, Thursday March 15th - Austin Convention Ctr
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Synopsis:
Before Siegfried and Roy, there was Ron and Joy Holiday. Cat Dancers is the story of the husband and wife team who became the world's first exotic cat entertainers in the 1960's. Their act and their lives changed dramatically when dashing young Chuck Lizza joined the pair in the 1980's. In a mysterious, tragic and bizarre roller-coaster tale of love, family, loss and survival, Cat Dancers weaves a tale that is as intriguing and funny as it is heartbreaking.

Director's Bio:
Harris Fishman has been working on his documentary feature debut, Cat Dancers, for more than six years. During that time he was the Co-Artistic Director at The Met Theatre as well as an actor in film, TV and Off-Broadway theatre. Harris also produced the award winning short film ANT that premiered at The Tribecca Film Festival and the acclaimed Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival. Harris ia a graduate from Brown University and received his MFA from Yale School of Drama.