Lil Bub & Friendz
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| Directed by | Andy Capper Juliette Eisner |
| Produced by | Juliette Eisner |
| Cinematography | Danilo Parra |
| Edited by | Devin Yuceil |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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
[edit ]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
[edit ]- 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"
Production
[edit ]Development
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]Tribeca Film Festival
[edit ]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
[edit ]Lil Bub & Friendz was screened at the Seattle International Film Festival.[16] It was shown at Metro Chicago on October 10 raising 1,800ドル for Tree House Humane Society.[17] [18] [19]
Online
[edit ]The movie was released online on the VICE website on September 6, 2013.[20] [21]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f g "Lil Bub & Friendz | 2013 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribecafilm.com. Archived from the original on 2013年04月26日. Retrieved 2013年04月25日.
- ^ a b c Makarechi, Kia (2013年03月18日). "'Lil Bub & Friendz' Trailer: From Meme To The Movies (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013年04月08日.
- ^ a b The Editors (2013年04月25日). "Here Are Your TFF 2013 Award Winners | Tribeca". Tribecafilm.com. Archived from the original on 2013年04月30日. Retrieved 2013年04月29日.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Ryzik, Melena (2012年08月31日). "Internet Cat Video Film Festival, at Walker Art Center". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Angela Lutz (2013年04月11日). ""Good Job Bub": Lil Bub and Friendz Turns the Internet Cat Video Into an Adorable Documentary - Page 1 - Film+TV - Los Angeles". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2013年04月19日.
- ^ a b c Rothman, Lily (2013年03月07日). "'Lil Bub & Friendz': Internet Cats, Behind the Memes". Time . Retrieved 2013年04月19日.
- ^ a b Sykes, Tom (2013年04月19日). "Lil Bub, The World's Cutest Cat, Stars In Documentary Lil Bub & Friendz at Tribeca". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2013年04月24日.
- ^ a b c d "Interview: Director Juliette Eisner Discusses the Making of "Lil BUB & Friendz"". Complex. 2013年04月19日. Retrieved 2013年05月02日.
- ^ a b c d e Zakarin, Jordan (2013年04月21日). "Lil Bub Movie: Tribeca Film Fest Screening Delights Fans". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2013年04月22日.
- ^ VICE Staff (2013年03月06日). "Lil Bub & Friendz Premieres at Tribeca! | VICE United States". Vice.com. Retrieved 2013年05月02日.
- ^ Price, Kathryn. "The Many Faces of Lil Bub, the Most Famous Cat on the Internet". Bullettmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2013年04月25日. Retrieved 2013年05月02日.
- ^ "Presents: Lil BUB Week!". Complex. 2013年04月15日. Retrieved 2013年05月02日.
- ^ a b Wortham, Jenna (25 April 2013). "Lil Bub Hits the Tribeca Film Festival - NYTimes.com". Artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013年05月14日.
- ^ "Robert De Niro Met Internet Kitty Lil Bub and Took This Amazingly Adorable Photo". E! Online. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 2013年04月25日.
- ^ Zakarin, Jordan (2013年04月09日). "Tribeca: Robert De Niro, Lil Bub and New York Flavor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013年04月25日.
- ^ "SIFF stereotypes challenged with cat-studded 'Lil Bub & Friendz' - Blog". MyNorthwest.com. Retrieved 2013年06月13日.
- ^ "Tijdlijnfoto's". Facebook. Retrieved 2013年10月11日.
- ^ "Metro | Chicago | Concert Calendar". Metrochicago.com. Archived from the original on 2013年10月12日. Retrieved 2013年10月11日.
- ^ "Tijdlijnfoto's". Facebook. Retrieved 2013年10月15日.
- ^ "Tijdlijnfoto's". Facebook. 2012年07月04日. Retrieved 2013年09月09日.
- ^ "Lil Bub & Friendz". VICE. 2013年08月27日. Archived from the original on 2013年09月09日. Retrieved 2013年09月09日.