The Cats of Mirikitani (2006)

Documentary about red-bereted Jimmy Mirikitani, a feisty painter working and living on the street, near the World Trade Center, when 9/11 devastates the neighborhood. A nearby film editor, Linda Hattendorf, persuades elderly Jimmy to move in with her, while seeking a permanent home for him. The young woman delves into the California-born, Japan-raised artist's unique life which developed his resilient personality, and fuel his 2 main subjects, cats and internment camps. The editor films Jimmy's remarkable journey.

Released April 26, 2006 74 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.war-on-terror, tmdb.drawing-and-painting, tmdb.woman-director, mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.one-actor, mdblist.fresh, imdb.cat + 9 more, imdb.internment-camp, imdb.artist, imdb.manhattan-new-york-city, imdb.world-trade-center-manhattan-new-york-city, imdb.new-york-city, imdb.homelessness, imdb.hiroshima-japan, imdb.september-11-2001, imdb.japanese-american