Independent Lens
Season 8 Episode 23 - The Cats of Mirikitani
In 2001, Japanese American painter Jimmy Mirikitani, over 80 years old, is living in the streets of lower Manhattan. Filmmaker Hattendorf takes an interest, and begins to engage with him to create a documentary of his life. After the World Trade Center destruction on September 11, 2001, the debris- and dust-choked streets are deserted. When Hattendorf looks for Mirikitani, he is still in his usual spot near Washington Square Park. She invites him to stay a while at her apartment nearby to recover from the devastation and unhealthy air in the streets. Gradually we learn who he is, and of his past...with amazing and unexpected results. (The cats of the title are featured in Mirikitani's artwork.)
Episodes in Season 8
Still Life With Animated Dogs
60 min
The World According to Sesame Street
60 min
Muskrat Lovely
60 min
Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire
60 min
Democracy on Deadline
60 min
Two Square Miles
60 min
A Sad Flower in the Sand
60 min
Revolucion: Five Visions
60 min
Short Stack 2006
60 min
A Fish Story
60 min
Shadya
60 min
Beyond the Call
60 min
Twisted
60 min
Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life
60 min
Motherland Afghanistan
60 min
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
60 min
Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
60 min
Stolen
60 min
Race to Execution
60 min
China Blue
60 min
Black Gold
60 min
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
60 min
The Cats of Mirikitani
60 min
Sentenced Home
60 min
Knocking
60 min
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
60 min
La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul
60 min
