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He Is Cat

Sarah and Ian are in love, but when sex toys enter the relationship, intimacy becomes a battleground.

synopsis

Sarah (27), an art student, falls in love with Ian (26) and wants to make him her muse. Ian, a former playboy, feels seen and validated by her attention. Their relationship begins with intensity – sex, fantasies, playfulness, and the promise that they will never get bored. When Sarah brings a dildo into their sex life and orgasms, Ian feels inadequate and takes it as personal criticism. Sarah is excited about discovering new things together, but Ian withdraws. She longs for closeness, while he fixates on sex – until she starts faking orgasms. Both sense that something is wrong, but instead of confronting it, they retreat into silence, hurt feelings, and loneliness. Sarah throws herself into her art, while Ian seeks validation by flirting with others. Their sex life turns into a battleground of provocations and disconnection. They eventually agree to a threesome, but nothing goes as planned: Ian can’t get hard, and Sarah becomes jealous. Both believe the relationship is over, yet neither of them wants to break up. They are forced to face themselves – Sarah, to accept that her freedom is not limitless; Ian, to realise that love requires vulnerability. The dynamic between them shifts. Together, they begin to build new ground and find a chance to start over.

Director’statement

There’s a saying that a relationship lasts three years. After that, a moment comes when we look at the other person without the light of passion, and we know we have to decide: is it still us? He Is Cat follows Sarah and Ian’s relationship in three phases, told through their sexual life. I want to explore sex as a way of communicating within a relationship, with all its complexity in the different roles of women and men. Sex toys and sexual fantasies become symbols, exploring femininity and masculinity, without taking sides. Sex is one of the most vulnerable things we can share, yet we expect it to flow, naturally and effortlessly, without ever talking about it. Sex inspires me because it can be both liberating and oppressive. Norms, roles and expectations hold us captive, which I believe we need to let go of. “Everything is about sex, except sex – which is about power.” He Is Cat is a film about love, sex, and self-deception. About the images we create of ourselves, and how those images slowly crumble in the intimacy of a relationship.

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