Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
An aspiring filmmaker obsessed with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway goes to shocking extremes to convince her to star in his film.
Adrian Țofei's cult horror movie | 88% on Rotten Tomatoes
“A hidden gem, a nonstop nightmare and a dazzling debut!” (IndieWire)
"A new intelligent found footage film you need to see!" (Blumhouse)
"Revolutionary and dangerous!" (Dread Central)
"Terrifying!" (Austin Chronicle)
Best Actor (Adrian Țofei) at Nashville Film Festival
Best Film at A Night of Horror in Sydney
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Adrian ȚofeiDirector
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Adrian ȚofeiWriter
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Adrian ȚofeiKey Cast"Adrian"
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Sonia TeodoriuKey Cast"Sonya "
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Florentina HaritonKey Cast"Flory"
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Alexandra StroeKey Cast"Alexandra"
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Adrian ȚofeiProducer
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John Lepper, Alex Short, Jay Sorensen, Adrian AirineiExecutive producers
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GiEmSi, Dorina ȚofeiAssociate producers
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"Nu plecăm acasă" written by Stelian Maria and performed by Cristian PațurcăSoundtrack
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Adrian ȚofeiEditor
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Adrian ȚofeiCinematography
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Adrian ȚofeiProduction Design
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Project Type:Feature
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Genres:Psychological Horror, Found Footage, Slasher, Crime, Thriller, Suspense, Character Study, Dark Comedy, Dark Romance, Mumblecore, Meta-cinema, Cult film, Psychopath film, Underground, Guerrilla style, Snuff film, Mumblegore
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Runtime:1 hour 27 minutes
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Completion Date:October 8, 2015
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Country of Origin:Romania
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Country of Filming:Romania
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Nashville Film FestivalNashville, Tennessee
United States
April 15, 2016
North American Premiere
Special Jury Prize for Best Actor -
A Night of HorrorSydney
Australia
November 29, 2015
Australian Premiere
Best Film Winner -
FantasportoPorto
Portugal
March 1, 2015
World Premiere (109 min cut)
Official Selection in Competition for Best Film -
Transilvania International Film FestivalCluj-Napoca
Romania
June 5, 2015
Romanian Premiere (109 min cut)
Official Selection in Competition for Best Romanian Feature Film -
Other Worlds AustinAustin, Texas
United States
December 4, 2016
Texas Premiere
Official Selection -
Hamilton Film FestivalHamilton
Canada
November 11, 2016
Canadian Premiere
Best Actor Winner -
On Vous Ment! Mockumentary FestivalLyon
France
May 29, 2016
French Premiere
Grand Prize for Best Feature Film -
Anchorage International Film FestivalAnchorage, Alaska
United States
December 1, 2018
Alaskan Theatrical Premiere
Official Selection -
Nightmares Film FestivalColumbus, Ohio
United States
October 20, 2018
Midwest Theatrical Premiere
Official Selection -
TromaDanceNew York City
United States
July 30, 2016
East Coast Premiere
Official Selection -
Fright Nights ViennaVienna
Austria
May 10, 2016
Austrian Premiere
Best Film Nomination -
Toronto Indie Horror FestToronto
Canada
November 12, 2016
Toronto Premiere
Official Selection -
Horror-on-Sea Film FestivalSouthend-on-Sea
United Kingdom
January 20, 2017
Official Selection -
Dracula Film FestivalBrasov
Romania
October 8, 2015
87 min cut Premiere
Special Mention Winner -
Octopus Film FestivalGdansk
Poland
August 6, 2022
Curated Program
Distribution Information
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Terror FilmsDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: Internet, Video on Demand
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Adrian ȚofeiSales AgentCountry: WorldwideRights: Theatrical, Video / Disc
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TetroVideoDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: Video / Disc
Adrian Țofei (pronounced Tsofei) is an acclaimed filmmaker and actor best known for his debut horror feature Be My Cat: A Film for Anne and his upcoming apocalyptic feature We Put the World to Sleep.
IndieWire called Be My Cat: A Film for Anne “a hidden gem, a nonstop nightmare, a chilling character study and a dazzling debut”, Blumhouse said it’s a “new intelligent found footage film you need to see”, and Dread Central named it “revolutionary and dangerous”. Adrian won Best Actor at Nashville Film Festival for his performance in Be My Cat, as well as Best Film at A Night of Horror in Sydney. He directed, produced, wrote and starred in the movie, which premiered in 2015 at Fantasporto, traveled the festival circuit and received critical acclaim (currently 88% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), being ultimately released by Terror Films in 2018, and has since attracted a cult following.
Adrian Țofei has been married to actress Duru Yücel since 2017, and they have also become partners onscreen in their upcoming feature We Put the World to Sleep, an international coproduction 7 years in the making and Adrian’s most ambitious project to date.
This is my first film and Romania's first found footage horror movie.
My filmmaking method usually consists of working for months on an alternative psychological reality for the actors including myself, partially living in character, so that when we start improvising, I mainly need to record the unfolding events and to make sure the improvisation goes in the right direction. The script mostly consists of plot points. I shoot tens of hours of footage guerrilla style (25 hours for Be My Cat), and then I watch the footage like a documentary filmmaker would and create the details of the story in post-production during the editing process.
I partially improvised Be My Cat in my hometown on a limited budget as director, producer, writer, lead actor, cinematographer, editor and other roles usually done by a film crew, I never used a camera before in my life, had no crew present during shootings other than myself and the actresses, partially lived in character, met the actresses for the first time in character with the camera on, and kept only first takes in the final cut.
I used a language switch during filming to ensure the safety of everyone involved: speaking English meant everyone is interacting in character, and speaking Romanian meant everyone returns to be being themselves (with a few exceptions when the characters had to speak Romanian). Filming was preceded by months of preparation via emails between me and the three actresses.