The Cat with Hands

As another decade of technological advancement passes us by, I can’t help but think back on its beginning, when internet video was at its infancy and YouTube was still years away from debuting. Short films and web series were easier to come by than a shut-in’s political ranting or footage of frat boys lighting their armpit hair on fire. One of the early gems I discovered back then in the early aughts was a three-and-half minute award-winning short from 2001 called The Cat with Hands. The title turned out to be less figurative than I’d expected.