Hawai’i International Film Festival – 25 Cats From Qatar

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The Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF), an Academy Awards®-qualifying festival, celebrates dynamic cinema from Asia and the Pacific while championing Native Hawaiian and Indigenous filmmakers through powerful storytelling and groundbreaking programming.

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Hawai’i Premiere | Qatar, United States
Documentary | 95 minutes | English and Urdu with English subtitles

Director: Mye Hoang
Cast: Katy McHugh, Umair Khan, Lana Malkawi, Valerie Moakes, Lenny Dejacto

25 CATS FROM QATAR, directed by Mye Hoang (CAT DADDIES), is a heartwarming and urgent documentary that follows a daring international rescue mission to save a handful of lives amidst a deepening crisis. In Qatar, the street cat population is estimated to rival the country’s human population, with disease and neglect running rampant. Amidst this growing emergency, a grassroots coalition of animal lovers—an underground network of expats in Doha and a dedicated Milwaukee-based flight attendant and cat café owner—teams up to give 25 cats a second chance.

From the streets of the Gulf to new homes around the world, the film follows the emotional journeys of these resilient animals while exposing the systemic challenges of overpopulation, limited local adoptions, and a culture slow to embrace animal welfare. 25 CATS FROM QATAR is both a rescue story and a call to action, offering hope, humanity, and the possibility of lasting change.