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Soul of The Cat

Name: Soul of The Cat
Director: Dereck Joubert
Released: 2017
Duration: 44 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2017

TV-14

Director

Dereck Joubert

Runtime

44 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Soul of The Cat is a specialized nature documentary that focuses on evolutionary biology. Since the film examines the behavioral parallels between domestic and wild cats, it operates entirely outside the realm of social identity politics. The lack of human characters means the film does not address gender, race, or sexual orientation. It remains a neutral, observational work focused on the natural world rather than social commentary. Ultimately, the film's score reflects its narrow, scientific scope. It is not designed to explore the ways different aspects of identity overlap.

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Category Breakdown

Does Soul of The Cat have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses strictly on zoological observations of feline behavior. It contains no characters or narratives related to LGBTQ+ identities.

How does Soul of The Cat portray gender?

Limited

As a documentary centered on animal biology, the film lacks human protagonists. It does not engage with gender roles or social hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Soul of The Cat?

Limited

The narrative explores interspecies parallels rather than human dynamics. There is no evidence of racial or ethnic representation within the content.

How does Soul of The Cat represent religion and culture?

Limited

The documentary maintains a scientific, observational tone. It functions as an educational tool without engaging in cultural critique or moral relativism.

Does Soul of The Cat include disability representation?

Limited

The subject matter is limited to the biological mechanics of feline instinct. No characters are portrayed through the lens of disability or neurodivergence.

Present on Screen

Provides a focused, scientific look at feline evolutionary biology and instinctual behaviors.

Limited or Absent

Lacks human-centric narratives to explore social identity, gender, or cultural diversity.

Official Synopsis

Most people in the world who know a domestic cat understand the wild look in their pet's eye. This film looks at those thinly veiled behaviors between domestic cats and their wild cousins and ancestors, specifically to draw those parallels and to explain to 'owners' what they are seeing when they watch their cat. There are scenes of cats leaping, landing, running up trees like leopards and all the behaviors we are used to seeing in domestic cats, but drawn exactly from their wild equivalent

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