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CENTER FOR PROGRESS & JUSTICE Runtime 01:19:19 The Cat Man Eshete 00:25:00 A refugee finds his calling in caring for stray cats and shares his story from war-torn Ethiopia to the streets of Brooklyn. From Academy Award® nominee Laura Checkoway comes her next short doc THE CAT MAN ESHETE. The extraordinary story of Eshete, who escaped Ethiopia’s civil war on foot as a young man and is now a devoted caretaker of a feral cat colony in Brooklyn. Eshete has become the heart of a close-knit community, despite living on the fringes. This intimate document is equally a portrait of community care with a supporting cast of New Yorkers who help care for the cats—and for each other. War Tails 00:54:19 The Russian invasion of Ukraine created an avalanche of abandoned dogs and cats that are now multiplying causing unforseen consequences.