Cat cat Productions

This article is about Cat Cat Productions, the production company I co-founded with Casey Poma. You can visit the official website here.

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History

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Casey and Ralph on the set of Her Face in 2016.

Cat Cat Productions is a film production company I co-founded with Casey Poma in Los Angeles in 2012. We first met in an introductory video class at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), where our shared sense of humor and creativity led to the creation of a unique web series called Grape Flavored Waterslide. After graduating, we moved to Los Angeles to pursue our filmmaking careers and officially established Cat Cat Productions. We produced our first short film in 2013 and launched our official website seven years later. As of 2024, Cat Cat Productions is still going strong, with a web series in post-production and another project in pre-production. To date, we've produced nine short films.

Filmography

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Here’s a complete list of all media created by Cat Cat Productions. You can visit our YouTube channel here to watch any of these videos. Each film is linked to its respective webpage if available.

Some descriptions below include a "More info" This is dope, right? hoverable item that reveals additional information about the project.

Cat cat Productions Era 2012-Present

Year	Title	Work	Role	Notes
2012	Die-ing Pan	Trailer	Co-creator and Actor	A proof of concept trailer for a feature length film Cat cat will one day make about a killer frying pan. First project for Cat cat Productions!
2013	HOnTed Dog	Short film	Co-creator and actor	Cat cat's first horror short film and the start of using food puns to motivate the title and plot of our narratives.
2013	Old Saint Dick	Short film	Co-creator and actor	Cat Cat's inaugural Christmas special introducing the Saint Dick character. The Santa costume used in this film was repurposed for subsequent sequels.
2014	Cat cat Awards	Commentary Video	Co-Presenter	A brief series (only two episodes were produced) where Casey and I selected our favorite movies from the 2014 Oscar season, often differing from the actual nominees.
2014	HOnTed Dog Commentary	Commentary Video	Commentator	Cat Cat's inaugural commentary features Casey and me watching the film multiple times to offer insights into its production.
2014	Apple Die	Short film	Co-creator and actor	The food puns continue as does the horror. Features the first fight scene in Cat cat history!
2014	Old Saint Dick Commentary	Commentary Video	Commentator	A second commentary providing insight into creating the first Holiday film. I'm guessing we were probably drinking mixed drinks during this one (and all subsequent ones as well).
2014	Old Saint Dick 2: Saint Dick Goes to Jail	Short Film	Co-creator and actor	The second film in the Saint Dick series. The title is a reference to the Ernest film series and in particular Ernest Goes to Jail.
2015	Cat cat Awards	Commentary Video	Co-Presenter	The second and final Cat Cat Awards special, where Casey and I once again share our Oscar picks, which differ from the official nominees of that year.
2015	U.PH.O Featurette	Ancillary Video	Co-creator	A featurette for the short film U.PH.O, reminiscent of the featurette for anothet big time Hollywood movie.
2015	Apple Die Commentary	Commentary Video	Commentator	Commentary for the short film featuring our friend Laura, who appears in the film and humorously critiques some of our choices in the commentary.
2015	U.Ph.O	Short film	Co-creator and actor	Initiated Cat Cat's homage to film and film director's era with a 1960s Sci-Fi B-movie, becoming our most watched film on YouTube, marking a shift in style and narrative.
2015	Old Saint Dick 2: Old Saint Dick Goes to Jail Commentary	Commentary Video	Commentator	Another non-sober commentary for our holiday special sequel.
2015	Shty Dog Movies - The 12 Dogs of Christmas	Commentary Video	Commentator	A lively review of The 12 Dogs of Christmas, featuring Casey's and my critiques of the film.
2015	Chef Kevin is Hot...In the Kitchen	Instructional Video	Director & Editor	This year, I invited my friends to create film restrictions and rules, which I then randomly drew from a hat. I had to incorporate these rules into the project, resulting in a fun and quirky instructional video featuring a wacky chef character played by Casey.More info. Made with the following 6 rules drawn from a hat: Sindie's: One third of the movie features close-ups on body parts, including heads, hands, and legs, as well as sausages and Mr. Hat, all counted as body parts. Kevin's: A cute female character says "Kevin is hot" with a wink. The line and wink are in the movie, and the character could be played by anyone, even the rule giver. Kevin's: K-pop plays in the background. Excerpts of "Bang Bang Bang" by Big Bang are used at the start and end of the movie. Richard's: A talking hat appears. Mr. Hat speaks to Chef Kevin. Casey's: A cake-adilla must be in the movie, featured in Chef Kevin's instructional video. Adam's: No technology from before 1995 is visible. The film is set in 1996, so the technology shown (stove, fridge, etc.) is acceptable.
2016	Angry Adam's Stupid Vlog Episodes 1-4	Commentary Video	Director & Editor	A mini-series featuring Casey as Adam, a character with opposing views on topics such as vlogging and gender stereotypes.
2016	Salmonrai	Short film	Co-creator and actor	An homage to Samurai films and Akira Kurosawa, showcasing a leap in cinematography and quality while maintaining Cat Cat's signature silliness.
2016	U.PH.O Commentary	Commentary Video	Commentator	Daniel 'Holmes' Lujan, star of this short, joins us for what I think is our most insightful commentary yet.
2016	Old Saint Dick 3: Slam Dunk Saint Dick	Short film	Co-creator and actor	Third film in the Saint Dickl saga and our first (and last) sports film.
2017	U.Ph.O - Costa Rican Version	Short film	Co-creator and actor	A pointless re-release of U.P.H.O, distinguished only by the gradual increase in volume of the Costa Rican national anthem playing throughout the entire movie.
2017	Yeehawbanero	Short film	Co-creator and actor	Tackling the Spaghetti Western genre, our award-winning film, demonstrates our love for Sergio Leone films. It's also our only film to have been on a streaming service (so far). More info. It remains our only award-winning film to date, having won Best Western Comedy Short and Best Comedy awards at the Wild Bunch and Sunnyside Up Film Festivals in Arizona and Oklahoma, respectively. It was also selected for The Billy the Kid Film Festival in Texas and was a finalist for the Wild West Film Festival in Vacaville, California. For a brief period, the short film streamed on Great American Westerns, a now-defunct platform for Western genre films.
2017	Old Saint Dick Bloopers!	Commentary Video	Commentator	A collection of bloopers from all three Saint Dick films.
2017	Yeehawbaner Teaser Trailer	Trailer	Editor	The first trailer we ever did for any of our films. This was used in our film festival submissions.
2020	The Brat Snack Trailer 1	Trailer	Co-edited	The first trailer for The Brat Snack. Little did we know it would take some mroe time for the film to be finished and premiere.
2022	The Brat Snack Trailer 2	Trailer	Audio Mixer	Lynn Neumann, a fellow SDSU alum, edited this trailer for us, which also includes a classic trailer voice-over by Ryan Lee.
2022	The Brat Snack	Short film	Co-creator and actor	Our most ambitious project to date, inspired by John Hughes' 80s teen comedies. Edited over two years. Currently in the festival circuit, premiering at Planet 9 Film Festival and recently screened internationally in Austria at the Willlachen Comedy & Satire Film Festival. More info. This Cat Cat project features the most characters and longest runtime (33 mins). Filming began in 2020 and wrapped up two years later due to extensive editing and added visual effects work. Between juggling film school and jobs, this project took considerable time and a toll on our emotions. I'm grateful to Casey for his hard work and dedication on this project. I think in this project you can also see how far we have both come as actors.

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