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Lil Bub & Friendz
Lilbubandfriendz.jpg
The poster parodies Jaws
Directed byAndy Capper
Juliette Eisner
Produced byJuliette Eisner
CinematographyDanilo Parra
Edited byDevin Yuceil
Production
company
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lil Bub & Friendz is a 2013 documentary directed by Andy Capper and Juliette Eisner.[1] It stars Lil Bub and her owner Mike Bridavsky and looks at cats on the Internet, Internet memes and viral videos.[1] Lil Bub & Friendz premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2013 and won the Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

The film follows Lil Bub and Bridavsky as they visit other "cat-lebrities" and go to the first Internet Cat Video Film Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1][4] The film has appearances of Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat and Grumpy Cat and an interview with their self-described "meme manager" Ben Lashes.[2][5][6][7]

Cast

  • Lil Bub as herself
  • Mike Bridavsky as himself
  • Keyboard Cat (Bento) as herself
  • Grumpy Cat as herself
  • Ben Lashes as himself, a self-described "meme manager"

  • The film also included an appearance by Grumpy Cat

Production

Development

Eisner's original pitch was a video short about "crazy cat people" at the first Internet Cat Video Film Festival.[8] Eisner contacted Lil Bub and Bridavsky because Vice worked with them on an earlier video.[8] Capper and Eisner knew that Lil Bub would be the star as soon as they met her.[7][8] They decided to make a full-length film after seeing the turnout of 10,000 people at the festival in Minneapolis including travelers from New York City , China and Seattle.[5][9] Filming took five months.[8]

During filming Lil Bub had a serious health episode but recovered.[6][9] Bridavsky called it "a very scary week"[6] and Capper said "this is going to be the most depressing cat movie ever."[9]

Promotion

Vice created three movie posters including a parody of Jaws with Lil Bub looking up at a swimming woman and a shot from her photoshoot with Bullett Magazine.[10][11] Complex ran "Lil BUB Week" leading up to the premiere.[12]

Release

Tribeca Film Festival

Lil Bub & Friendz premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2013.[1][2] It was also screened at the Tribeca Drive-In and Tribeca Online Festival.[1] Lil Bub, Bridavsky, Capper and Eisner attended the Tribeca Drive-In outdoor screening at the World Financial Center Plaza on April 20.[1][9][13] Lil Bub did a petting and photo session.[9][13] Festival co-head Robert De Niro met Lil Bub at the Director's Brunch on April 23 after co-head Jane Rosenthal quipped to The Hollywood Reporter "I keep saying Little Bub needs to meet Big Bob."[14][15] Lil Bub & Friendz won the Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film.[3]

Screenings

Lil Bub & Friendz was screened at the Seattle International Film Festival.[16] It was shown at Metro Chicago on October 10 raising $1,800 for Tree House Humane Society.[17][18][19]

Online

The movie was released online on the VICE website on September 6, 2013.[20][21]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Lil Bub & Friendz | 2013 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribecafilm.com. http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/5132382f1c7d76a6bb0001f8-lil-bub-friendz. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Makarechi, Kia (2013-03-18). "'Lil Bub & Friendz' Trailer: From Meme To The Movies (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/lil-bub-and-friendz-trailer-video_n_2900853.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Editors (2013-04-25). "Here Are Your TFF 2013 Award Winners | Tribeca". Tribecafilm.com. http://tribecafilm.com/festival/features/tff-2013-award-winners. 
  4. ↑ Ryzik, Melena (2012-08-31). "Internet Cat Video Film Festival, at Walker Art Center". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/movies/at-cat-video-film-festival-stars-purr-for-close-ups.html?_r=0. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Angela Lutz (2013-04-11). ""Good Job Bub": Lil Bub and Friendz Turns the Internet Cat Video Into an Adorable Documentary - Page 1 - Film+TV - Los Angeles". LA Weekly. http://www.laweekly.com/2013-04-11/film-tv/lil-bub-movie/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Rothman, Lily (2013-03-07). "'Lil Bub & Friendz': Internet Cats, Behind the Memes | TIME.com". Entertainment.time.com. http://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/18/internet-cats-behind-the-memes/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sykes, Tom (2013-04-19). "Lil Bub, The World's Cutest Cat, Stars In Documentary Lil Bub & Friendz at Tribeca". The Daily Beast. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/19/lil-bub-the-world-s-cutest-cat-stars-in-documentary-lil-bub-friendz-at-tribeca.html. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Interview: Director Juliette Eisner Discusses the Making of "Lil BUB & Friendz"". Complex. 2013-04-19. http://www.complex.com/art-design/2013/04/interview-director-juliette-eisner-discusses-the-making-of-lil-bub-and-friendz. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Zakarin, Jordan (2013-04-21). "Lil Bub Movie: Tribeca Film Fest Screening Delights Fans". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lil-bub-movie-tribeca-film-443630. 
  10. ↑ VICE Staff (2013-03-06). "Lil Bub & Friendz Premieres at Tribeca! | VICE United States". Vice.com. https://www.vice.com/read/lil-bub--friendz-premieres-at-tribeca. 
  11. ↑ Price, Kathryn. "The Many Faces of Lil Bub, the Most Famous Cat on the Internet". Bullettmedia.com. http://bullettmedia.com/editorial/the-many-faces-of-lil-bub-the-cutest-cat-on-the-internet/. 
  12. ↑ "Presents: Lil BUB Week!". Complex. 2013-04-15. http://complex.com/art-design/2013/04/complex-presents-lil-bub-week. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Wortham, Jenna (25 April 2013). "Lil Bub Hits the Tribeca Film Festival - NYTimes.com". Artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/lil-bub-hits-the-tribeca-film-festival/. 
  14. ↑ "Robert De Niro Met Internet Kitty Lil Bub and Took This Amazingly Adorable Photo". E! Online. 24 April 2013. http://www.eonline.com/news/411549/robert-de-niro-met-internet-kitty-lil-bub-and-took-this-amazingly-adorable-photo. 
  15. ↑ Zakarin, Jordan (2013-04-09). "Tribeca: Robert De Niro, Lil Bub and New York Flavor". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribeca-robert-de-niro-lil-434903. 
  16. ↑ "SIFF stereotypes challenged with cat-studded 'Lil Bub & Friendz' - Blog". MyNorthwest.com. http://mynorthwest.com/382/2292357/SIFF-stereotypes-challenged-with-catstudded-Lil-Bub--Friendz. 
  17. ↑ "Tijdlijnfoto's". Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=354414104695016&set=a.137559803047115.27507.134474600022302&type=1. 
  18. ↑ "Metro | Chicago | Concert Calendar". Metrochicago.com. http://metrochicago.com/shows/lil-bub-and-friendz. 
  19. ↑ "Tijdlijnfoto's". Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=355640647905695&set=a.137559803047115.27507.134474600022302&type=1. 
  20. ↑ "Tijdlijnfoto's". Facebook. 2012-07-04. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=339826976153729&set=a.137559803047115.27507.134474600022302&type=1. 
  21. ↑ "Lil Bub & Friendz". VICE. 2013-08-27. http://vice.com/lilbub. 

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