I'd Rather Be Turned Into Cat Food

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Oct 25, 2026

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About the film

Genre

Animation

Runtime

1h 14m

Released

2025

Director

Walter Santucci

Crew

Randy Yap, Debbie Bounnoy

Cast

Jack Grisham, Kristina Wong, Keith Morris, Tony Nittoli, Evelyn Vasquez, Annie Cruz, Tamadhur Al-Aqeel, John Andrews

Awards & recognition

LA Punk Film Festival

First Place and Best Animated Film 2025

Los Angeles Independent Film Channel Awards

Winner

What people are saying

A gloriously weird and wildly introspective punk rock puppet show for the soul...a film that is worthy of being wrestled with...The acting is exceptional...Come for the puppets, stay for the crisis of faith.

Alan Ng

Film Threat

This is not a film that tries to please anyone: it's rough, uncomfortable, strangely funny and deeply personal... a punk scream disguised as a children's show... a mix of nihilism, black humor and inexplicable tenderness... It's an uncomfortable experience, yes. But also a brave one--- original, raw and very, very alive.

Film Critical Space

Film Critical Space

Raucous... very brash...Takes the tone of something like Sesame Street or Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and makes it adult...Unexpectedly sympathetic...passionate in a critical way without becoming harsh or stubborn...Extremely creative...it strongly taps into that punk and anarchic vibe while holding on to a curious yet frank tone.

Rebecca

Film Carnage

I’d Rather Be Turned Into Cat Food... blends animation and puppetry into a cynical philosophical discussion trying to tease out the truth about life, love, and God.

John Seal

Berkeleyside