“Though it doesn’t fit into any existing category of toon, FELIDAE is one of the best animated films to come out of Germany, and certainly the most daring.” - Eric Hansen, Variety
"Catnip for any weirdo who's ever pondered the possibilities of an R-rated Don Bluth movie" - Austin Film Society
Saturday, June 13, 6:00 p.m. & Monday, June 15, 9:00 p.m. | “Oh no, stranger. The dead come to me,” whispers Jesaja, the cat Guardian of the Dead in the skeleton-filled catacombs of director Michael Schaack’s brilliant and surprisingly graphic animated feature about a grisly series of unsolved murders among a group of domestic cats. A combination feline detective story, Gothic mystery, and occult horror, FELIDAE follows green-eyed protagonist Francis and his grizzled, one-eyed companion Blaubart as they unravel the killings stretching back decades, involving death cults, genetic experimentation and a mysterious martyr religion. FELIDAE marries dark, adult themes and nightmarish imagery with a family-friendly animation style featuring cat-themed slang (humans are dissed as merely “can openers”), bloody dissections, and even simulated cat sex. Unavailable for decades and recently restored in 4K, FELIDAE finally emerges as one of the great animated features made for adults from the past 30 years.
Bleak Week (Animated!) | June 12–17, 2026
In partnership with the American Cinematheque and Music Box Theatre, we are thrilled to participate in Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair. Given animation’s limitless potential to inscribe the darkest of worlds, the Siskel's iteration of Bleak Week focuses on animated films. Join us for this very special showcase of six movies from around the globe featuring a broad range of animation techniques for a communal (and hopefully cathartic) movie-watching experience like no other.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu