Adventures in Purradise

The cats living at Purradise Ranch sanctuary are a talented group of felines. But the pandemic is in full-swing, and they’re bored. So they form a film studio, call it Purradise Productions, and proceed to make a movie.

Since the cats crave adventure, they decide to blend a variety of genres into a format of movie and TV parodies. “Adventures in Purradise” is born!

Team leader Alphonse conducts a Zoom purrduction meeting with his crew members and actors. They’ve just completed their first segment of “Adventures in Purradise,” where he gives accolades to the Director of Furtography and two actors, stating they just may be nominated for an Acatemy Award.

  • Priscilla Dean
    Director
  • Priscilla Dean
    Writer
  • Priscilla Dean
    Producer
  • Dan Johnson
    Key Cast
    "Voiceover for Blue, Captain James Purrk & Bartender"
  • Scott Leffler
    Key Cast
    "Voiceover for Alphonse, Meowie Mandel & Virgil O'Kay"
  • Rich Daigle
    Key Cast
    "Voiceover for Twitch Cassidy & Narrator"
  • Crawford Roberts
    Key Cast
    "Voiceover for Billy the Cat & Walter Kitty"
  • Priscilla Dean
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 8 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • NY Cat Film Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    October 21, 2022
    Official Selection of segments, "Catfight at the O'Kay Corral" and "Purradise's Got Talent."
  • Orlando International Film Festival
    Orlando, FL
    United States
    July 22, 2022
    Official Selection of segment, "Catfight at the O'Kay Corral"
  • S.O.F.A. Film Festival

    Cyprus
    October 23, 2022
    Honorable Mention
  • Wisdom Tree International Film Festival
    Pune, Maharashtra
    India
    June 14, 2022
    Official Selection of segment, "The Secret Life of Walter Kitty"
Director Biography - Priscilla Dean

Priscilla has been doing freelance editing for over six years and videography for four.

As the co-owner of the nonprofit cat sanctuary, Purradise Ranch in Phoenix, AZ, since 2011, she discovered a creative outlet with this work: the cats themselves. By filming the cats on greenscreen and incorporating them into short parodies of movies and TV shows, she combined them into a full-length, cat-pun filled feature film titled "Adventures in Purradise," starring ONLY these rescued cats - no humans allowed!

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Director Statement

By including a positive message into each segment, the film is intended to make people laugh while learning about the well-being of cats.