Screenings at 1:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M.
RIALTO CINEMAS & RAVENSHOE MEDIA Ltd. PRESENT
THE FIRE CATS
A Benefit Screening of The Fire Cats Documentary to Highlight Heroes from
2017 Tubbs Fire and 2018 Camp Fire
On August 14, 2022 Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol will host two screenings of The Fire Cats – Save Something Small, a feature documentary by Writer/Producer/Director Katharine Parsons of Ravenshoe Media, Ltd. to benefit Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County and Field Haven Feline Center.
Winner of Cannes World Film Festival for “MOST INSPIRATIONAL FILM”, The Fire Cats allows the audience to experience an in-depth look at the heroic efforts of rescue organizations such as Forgotten Felines and Field Haven during the 2017 Tubbs Fire and 2018 Camp Fire.
The film follows the countless efforts of local cat rescuers (numbering in the hundreds) such as Forestville resident Shannon Jay. Shannon estimates that he spent over 1800 hours in the field working the Tubbs Fire and Camp Fires combined. He and his fellow rescuers spent months rescuing “fire cats” who survived a wildfire hot enough to melt glass and reuniting them with their families who had lost everything.
Director Katharine Parsons spent four years making the documentary, first designed as a documentary short about the 2017 Tubbs Fire, and then expanded into a feature when the Camp Fire destroyed Paradise a year later. “I thought I understood cats before I started the documentary,” Parsons said, “But what I learned about their ability to survive these horrible fires just blew me away. And I learned what happens when ordinary people run towards a disaster instead of away from it. It was a transformative experience for the rescuers, the fire families, the cats, and even for me.”
Coming more than four years after Tubbs Fire, Parsons was heartened to learn of people’s responses during virtual screenings that were hosted by the recent festival Oakville Festivals of Film and Art in Canada.“People had watch parties here in Sonoma County and there were definitely tears but it was very healing for them. And many of them are returning, having bought tickets for both the 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM shows. I still cry when I watch the reunions between the fire cats and their families on screen. It gets me every time.”
There will be post-screening panel discussions with Director Katharine Parsons, the Executive Directors of Forgotten Felines and Field Haven, also participating are Shannon Jay (featured in the film) and members of Law Enforcement/First Responders.
The Fire Cats includes first responder footage as well as film donated by the rescuers. Narrated by Canadian actor Philip Craig (Time Traveler’s Wife, Hemlock Grove), it is currently on the festival circuit worldwide.
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MEDIA ALERT
Rialto Cinemas & Ravenshoe Media, Ltd. Present
THE FIRE CATS – Save Something Small
A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT LOCAL HEROES, FAMILIES AND ANIMAL ORGANIZATIONS OF
THE 2017 TUBBS FIRE AND THE 2018 CAMP FIRE IN PARADISE, CA
SCREENING TO BENEFIT – FORGOTTEN FELINES OF SONOMA COUNTY
& FIELDHAVEN FELINE CENTER OF PLACER COUNTY
WHEN: Sunday, August 14, 2022 @ 1:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M.
WHERE: Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol, 6868 McKinley Street Sebastopol CA 95472
Tickets Are Available at: www.rialtocinemas.co
WHAT: Winner of Cannes World Film Festival for “MOST INSPIRATIONAL FILM”, The Fire Cats – Save Something Small allows the audience to experience an in-depth look at the heroic efforts of individuals and rescue organizations such as Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County and Field Haven Feline Center of Placer County during the 2017 Tubbs Fire and 2018 Camp Fire.
Panel discussion Post Screening Moderated by Pat Kerrigan with Writer/Director Katharine Parsons, Executive Directors of Forgotten Felines & Field Haven, also participating are Shannon Jay (featured in the film) and members of Law Enforcement/First Responders.
CONTACT:
ROXANNE GOODFELLOW, COO
RIALTO CINEMAS
415-860-3414
RGOODFELLOW@RIALTOCINEMAS.COM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 26, 2022
Contact Roxanne Goodfellow, COO
Rialto Cinemas, LLC
Phone 707-829-3456
Mobile 415-860-3414
E-Mail rgoodfellow@rialtocinemas.com
RIALTO CINEMAS & RAVENSHOE MEDIA Ltd. PRESENT
THE FIRE CATS
A Benefit Screening of The Fire Cats Documentary to Highlight Heroes from
2017 Tubbs Fire and 2018 Camp Fire
On August 14, 2022 Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol will host two screenings of The Fire Cats – Save Something Small, a feature documentary by Writer/Producer/Director Katharine Parsons of Ravenshoe Media, Ltd. to benefit Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County and Field Haven Feline Center.
Winner of Cannes World Film Festival for “MOST INSPIRATIONAL FILM”, The Fire Cats allows the audience to experience an in-depth look at the heroic efforts of rescue organizations such as Forgotten Felines and Field Haven during the 2017 Tubbs Fire and 2018 Camp Fire.
The film follows the countless efforts of local cat rescuers (numbering in the hundreds) such as Forestville resident Shannon Jay. Shannon estimates that he spent over 1800 hours in the field working the Tubbs Fire and Camp Fires combined. He and his fellow rescuers spent months rescuing “fire cats” who survived a wildfire hot enough to melt glass and reuniting them with their families who had lost everything.
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Director Katharine Parsons spent four years making the documentary, first designed as a documentary short about the 2017 Tubbs Fire, and then expanded into a feature when the Camp Fire destroyed Paradise a year later. “I thought I understood cats before I started the documentary,” Parsons said, “But what I learned about their ability to survive these horrible fires just blew me away. And I learned what happens when ordinary people run towards a disaster instead of away from it. It was a transformative experience for the rescuers, the fire families, the cats, and even for me.”
Coming more than four years after Tubbs Fire, Parsons was heartened to learn of people’s responses during virtual screenings that were hosted by the recent festival Oakville Festivals of Film and Art in Canada.“People had watch parties here in Sonoma County and there were
definitely tears but it was very healing for them. And many of them are returning, having bought tickets for both the 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM shows. I still cry when I watch the reunions between the fire cats and their families on screen. It gets me every time.”
There will be post-screening panel discussions with Director Katharine Parsons, the Executive Directors of Forgotten Felines and Field Haven, also participating are Shannon Jay (featured in the film) and members of Law Enforcement/First Responders.
The Fire Cats includes first responder footage as well as film donated by the rescuers. Narrated by Canadian actor Philip Craig (Time Traveler’s Wife, Hemlock Grove), it is currently on the festival circuit worldwide.
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MEDIA ALERT
Rialto Cinemas & Ravenshoe Media, Ltd. Present
THE FIRE CATS – Save Something Small
A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT LOCAL HEROES, FAMILIES AND ANIMAL ORGANIZATIONS OF
THE 2017 TUBBS FIRE AND THE 2018 CAMP FIRE IN PARADISE, CA
SCREENING TO BENEFIT – FORGOTTEN FELINES OF SONOMA COUNTY
& FIELDHAVEN FELINE CENTER OF PLACER COUNTY
WHEN:
Sunday, August 14, 2022 @ 1:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M.
WHERE:
Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol, 6868 McKinley Street Sebastopol CA 95472
Tickets Are Available at: www.rialtocinemas.com
WHAT:
Winner of Cannes World Film Festival for “MOST INSPIRATIONAL FILM”, The Fire Cats – Save Something Small allows the audience to experience an in-depth look at the heroic efforts of individuals and rescue organizations such as Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County and Field Haven Feline Center of Placer County during the 2017 Tubbs Fire and 2018 Camp Fire.
Panel discussion Post Screening with Writer/Director Katharine Parsons, Executive Directors of Forgotten Felines & Field Haven, also participating are Shannon Jay (featured in the film) and members of Law Enforcement/First Responders.
CONTACT:
ROXANNE GOODFELLOW, COO
RIALTO CINEMAS
415-860-3414
RGOODFELLOW@RIALTOCINEMAS.COM
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Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol
6868 McKinley St
- Sebastopol
Price: $12.50