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When a couple decides to adopt a stray cat their perspective on life changes radically, literally altering the course of time and space and testing their faith in each other and themselves.

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Jason
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Sophie / Voice of Paw-Paw
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Marshall
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Gabriella
Joe Putterlik ...
Joe / Voice of The Moon
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Dance Studio Receptionist
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Animal Shelter Receptionist
Ella ...
Real Cat
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Dr. Straus
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Alain First Solicitation
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Second Solicitation
D.A. Sandoval ...
Neighbor Woman (as Diana Sandoval)
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Tree by Tree Canvasser
Frank Langley ...
T-Shirt Puppeteer
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Tammy
Oona Mekas ...
Sasha
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Barry at 3
Olivia Thiering ...
Carrie at 3
Taylor Cosgrove Scofield ...
Barry at 10
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Carrie at 10
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Barry at 15
Brittney Hewitt ...
Carrie at 15
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Barry at 35
Aubree Knight ...
Carrie at 35 (as Aubree Knecht)
Samantha Milazzo ...
Jayleen
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Last Solicitation

Directed by

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Miranda July

Written by

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Miranda July ... (written by)

Produced by

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Aaron Beckum ... associate producer
Sue Bruce-Smith ... executive producer
Gina Kwon ... producer
Verona Meier ... assistant producer
Gerhard Meixner ... producer
Lissi Muschol ... assistant producer
Roman Paul ... producer
Mary Prendergast ... associate producer
Vindhya Sagar ... co-producer
Rod Smith ... associate producer
Chris Stinson ... co-producer

Music by

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Jon Brion

Cinematography by

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Nikolai von Graevenitz ... director of photography

Editing by

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Andrew Bird

Editorial Department

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Sandra Aichinger ... in-house producer: ARRI
Jens Beyer ... digital colorist
Madeleine Gavin ... additional editor
Javier Marcheselli ... assistant editor
Gregor Pfüller ... digital intermediate supervisor (as Gregor Pfueller)
Mary Prendergast ... post-production coordinator
Lissette Rodriguez ... additional assistant editor
Beate Trathnigg ... in-house producer: ARRI
Gregor Wille ... digital intermediate supervisor
Robert Grigsby Wilson ... assistant editor (as Robert G. Wilson)
Kristin Yawata ... post-production intern

Casting By

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Nicole Abellera
Ruth Lambert ... voice casting director
Jeanne McCarthy
Robert McGee

Production Design by

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Elliott Hostetter

Art Direction by

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Ruth De Jong

Set Decoration by

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Max Juren

Costume Design by

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Christie Wittenborn

Makeup Department

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Akiko Matsumoto ... makeup artist
Sabine Schumann ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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Brian Buckland ... unit production manager
Rebekka Garrido ... post-production supervisor
Brad Goodman ... post-production supervisor (as Bradley M. Goodman)
Michael Reuter ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Shawn Bisi ... second assistant director
Ted Campbell ... first assistant director
Karla Carnewal ... second second assistant director
Matt Henderson ... first assistant director: additional photography (as Matthew Henderson)
Jason Rodgers ... second assistant director: additional photography

Art Department

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William Bryan ... paw maker
Brett Chapman ... property master
Claire Hendon ... art intern
Randy Jameson ... lead carpenter
Sandra Jameson ... set painter
Sara Beckum Jamieson ... art department production assistant
Manette Kaisershot ... art department production assistant
Drew Livermore ... video programmer
Austin Lovell ... carpenter
Terence McFadden ... storyboard artist
Sally Park ... assistant props
Kristin Rowland ... art shopper
Ethan Taranto-Kent ... set dresser
Sean Tejaratchi ... graphic designer
Mari Yui ... art swing
Nick Mongoni Jr. ... art department production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Adrian Baumeister ... dialogue editor
Amber Conroy ... boom operator
Rosa Costanza ... recordist: voice-over (as Rosa Tyabji)
Dominic Fitzgerald ... sound effects editor
Lars Ginzel ... re-recording mixer
Dennis Grzesik ... sound mixer: additional photography
Johannes Hampel ... foley recordist
Rainer Heesch ... sound designer
Christian Lerch ... Dolby consultant / dolby consultant
Peter Roigk ... foley artist
Tula Snoeck ... boom operator: additional photography
Kent Sparling ... recordist: Paw Paw voice
Michel Tyabji ... recordist: voice-over (as Michael Tyabji)
David F. Van Slyke ... adr supervisor
Patrick Veigel ... sound mixer
Roman Volkholz ... foley editor
Rainer Heesch ... supervising sound editor (uncredited)
Eric Horstmann ... re-recording stage engineer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Britt Dunse ... title artist
Rudolf Germann ... visual effects
Christoph Hasche ... digital compositor
Grant Keiner ... visual effects supervisor
Eliza Pelham Randall ... visual effects supervisor
Andreas Schellenberg ... visual effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department

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Matt Bizer ... set lighting technician
Jean-Pierre Caner ... second assistant camera: additional photography
Todd Cole ... additional photography
Tobias Datum ... director of photography: additional photography
Jose Elias Felix ... assistant chief lighting technician (as Jose Felix)
Dan Kanes ... digital imaging technician
Rex Kenney ... key grip
Seth Kotok ... additional first assistant camera
Nick Lancaster ... grip
Erwin Landau ... steadicam operator
Steve Mansour ... swing
Mark Manthey ... chief lighting technician
Martin Moody ... second assistant camera
Kevin Mucha ... assistant chief lighting technician: additional photography
Ian Myron ... additional set lighting technician (as Ian K. Myron)
Gabriel Patay ... additional set lighting technician
Jeff Porter ... camera operator: "b" camera / first assistant camera: "a" camera
Janis Rutmanis ... chief lighting technician: additional photography
Timothy Robert Ryan ... set lighting technician
Josh Stamps ... best boy grip: additional photography
Sérgio ... additional grip (as Sergio Silva)
Matt Thomas ... best boy grip
Dan Turek ... additional first assistant camera (as Daniel Turek)
Jesse Vallejo ... additional grip
Nate Wayman ... key grip: additional photography
Jared Wellman ... additional set lighting technician
David Pierson ... camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Joanne Bloom ... casting associate
Brandi S. Hawkins ... extras casting director (as Brandi Hawkins)
Jessica Munks ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Mairi Chisholm ... assistant costume designer
Anni Speckheuer ... set costumer

Location Management

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Matt Cross ... location scout (as Matthew Cross)
Alex Gibson ... location scout
Lisa Hoover ... location manager
T. Scott Keiner ... location manager (as Scott Keiner)
Susan Porche ... location scout
Marie-Hélène Riverain ... location scout (as Marie Gelen Riverain)
Peter Wulff ... location manager
Alexandra Gibson ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Peter Afterman ... music consultant
Eric Caudieux ... music editor (as Eric Cadieux)
Tim Koh ... music consultant
Greg Koller ... score engineer
Alison Litton ... associate music supervisor
Bret Rausch ... music assistant
Margaret Yen ... music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Heather Askew ... script supervisor
Tecia Esposito ... script supervisor: additional photography

Transportation Department

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Jay Norof ... transportation captain
Hugo R. Ocana ... driver (as Hugo Ocana)
Tony Ruiz ... transportation coordinator
Donald Tillman ... driver
Matt Voytish ... transportation co-captain (as Matt ;B.B.' Voytish)
Evan Fitzsimmons ... additional driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Sean Afsahi ... key set production assistant
Elizabeth Ai ... intern: Project Involve
Frauke Aulbert ... voice artist
Antje Bankmann ... cash flow financier
Case Barden ... set intern
Jameson Barker ... office intern
Aaron Beckum ... assistant: Miranda July / behind the scenes
Eli Born ... behind the scenes
Frank Brauner ... production legal (as Dr. Frank Brauner)
Gloria Breazeal ... craft service
Tara Burrows ... stand-in: Sophie
Marty Carlin ... studio teacher
Bill Cleavelin ... stand-in: Joe (as William Cleavelin)
Spencer Crossland ... production assistant
Christina de Briger ... international festival publicist: Wolf Consultants
Michelle Delgado ... assistant production coordinator
Court Dickert ... set intern
Samantha Lyn Dickinson ... key office production assistant (as Samantha Schwartz)
Harry Dixon ... head of business affairs: Film 4
Karin Ebert ... cash flow financier
Whitney Ellis ... office intern
Martha Fearnley ... intern: Miranda July: additional photography
Monica Ford ... stand-in: Sophie
Edith Forster ... production legal
Lowell Frank ... production assistant
Roger Goff ... production legal
Monika Helmer ... accountant: Germany
Justin Hogan ... production assistant: additional photography
Benay Karp ... cat trainer / head animal trainer
Ali Kendall ... office intern
Angie Kern ... set medic (as Angela Kern)
Nina Kharytonova ... assistant to producer
Olaf Kühle ... cash flow financier
David Lewis ... production assistant
Matt Maguire ... set intern
Gerardo Maravilla ... office intern (as Gerry Maravilla)
Cord McConnell ... key set production assistant
C.B. Mullen ... production assistant
Louise Nemschoff ... legal consultant
Ari Nova ... set intern
Shane Patterson ... set intern
Lisa Provost ... photo double: Sophie
Steven Reker ... choreographer
Tom Roach ... animal trainer
Genaro Rodriguez ... chef
Felipe Rodriquez ... assistant chef
Harmony Ross ... office production assistant
Kerri Rothell ... animal trainer
Stephen L. Saltzman ... legal consultant (as Steve Saltzman)
Hannah Saunder ... production assistant: Film 4
Hannah Saunders ... production assistant: Film 4
Joan Scheckel ... workshopped with
Betty Schmidt ... office intern
Nadine Schnappinger ... office intern
Josh Schneider ... intern
John Semikian ... production assistant
Craig Shannon ... production assistant
Michael Sheldon ... set intern
Trish Sie ... additional choreographer
Rob Spence ... production accountant
Wednesday Standley ... production coordinator
Bryan Stanis ... key set production assistant: additional photography
Ken Thompson ... production assistant
Simon Vu ... office intern
Jeff Welch ... office intern
Daniel Wolf ... office production assistant: additional photography
Kathryn Burns ... choreographer (uncredited)
Merrideth Lesyshyn ... dance studio wrangler (uncredited)
Olivia Martynchenko ... production assistant (uncredited)
Josh Schneider ... production assistant intern (uncredited)

Thanks

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Miguel Arteta ... special thanks
Sofie Gavin-Melamed ... special thanks
Spike Jonze ... special thanks
Andrea Longacre-White ... thanks
Joe Putterlik ... dedicatee

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • Satisfaction (United States)
  • El futuro (Spain)
  • A jövő (Hungary)
  • O Futuro (Portugal)
  • Будущее (Russia)
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Runtime
  • 91 min
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Budget $1,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $27,137, 31 Jul 2011

Did You Know?

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Trivia This started life as a performance piece for Miranda July which she expanded into a feature film. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019). See more »
Soundtracks Sticky Buns See more »
Quotes Jason: You know how, like in cartoons, when the building gets hit by the wrecking ball, right before the building falls down, there's always like this moment where it's perfectly still right before it collapses? We're in that moment. The wrecking ball has already hit all of this, and this is just the moment before it all falls down.
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