FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS ...

For thousands of years, 

cats 

have roamed the streets of the city

 now known as Istanbul.

They have watched empires rise and fall.

They have endured as the city cycled 

through famine and feast.

And through it all, 

they have had no single master.

Instead in a strange love affair,

the city's inhabitants care for them 

in admiration of their

grace and independence.

The Turkish documentary, 

Kedi,

 is sweet and loving, 

filled with beautiful visuals of cats

 and the surprisingly moving 

and fanciful thoughts

of those who know them.

Midnight and I drift off to sleep

watching the fluid tracking shots 

filmed at cat eye level. 

If you are a cat lover

or interested in foreign cultures,

try Kedi.

You won't be sorry.