• “Unexpected,” a two-minute animated tale with an unexpected ending;
• “Sh*t Happens,” a two-minute mime demonstration of the aftermath of not cleaning up after a dog;
• “Esther: Saving Castaways,” a six-minute documentary illustrating a program in which unwanted dogs are trained by prison inmates;
• “Elvis: The Lonely Hunter of Circle Beach,” a five-minute story of a tough little dog named Elvis on his quest to find a buried bagel in a Long Island beach;
• “Dog Power,” a 25-minute documentary about canine and human athletes competing together in international outdoor sports competitions;
• “I Rescue Senior Dogs,” a five-minute documentary about a San Francisco-based senior dog rescue program;
• “About a Dog,” a 16-minute story of a reluctant dog foster mom who’s brought out of her shell;
• “It’s a Potcake Life,” a half-hour documentary of indigenous stray dogs of the Bahamas and a team of rescuers;
• “A Dog’s Life,” an eight-minute animation of an ordinary day for a dog;
• “Well Groomed,” an eight-minute documentary about competitive creative dog grooming;
• “Imperfect Adventure,” a five-minute story of a woman’s motorcycle trip across North America, with her dog as her copilot in her sidecar; and
• “Ooh La La,” a one-minute animation inspired by the French Poodle.

• “The Pet Effect,” a two-minute peek into the idea of being prescribed a cat;
• “Little Works of Art,” a 13-minute peek into North Carolina’s American Museum of the House Cat, featuring more than 10,000 cat-related objects;
• “Art’s Automotive,” a six-minute tale of an orphaned kitten that bonds with an automotive repair robot;
• “Akamatsu the Cat,” a 10-minute documentary about a cat that uses a wheelchair to live a full, vibrant life;
• “Pure Fluff,” a four-minute documentary about a professional cat groomer;
• “Winter Break,” a five-minute story of a cat keeping its school-teacher human company during winter break;
• “Guardians of Recoleta,” 21 minutes about a community of cats living in the Buenos Aires Recoleta cemetery, and the effects of American rescuers removing some of the cats;
• “Scaredy, the Cat,” an eight-minute documentary about a shy cat’s adoption;
• “Marnie: The Cat Guru,” a two-minute depiction of a tabby cat’s philosophy of the meaning of life;
• “Cat Nation: A Film About Japan’s Crazy Cat Culture,” a 26-minute documentary;
• “Instagram Cat Mom,” a five-minute mockumentary about setting up photo opportunities;
• “Samantha and the Rock Cats,” an 11-minute documentary about a traveling cat show;
• “Mittens from Kittens,” a four-minute documentary about spinning and knitting cat hair; and
• “Beth is Not a Cat,” a three-minute story of a tabby cat’s confusion at a cat look-alike.

What: The New York Dog Film Festival
When: Doors/bar open at 6 p.m.; films start at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25
Where: Chief Theater, 813 Lincoln Ave.
Tickets: $15 at chieftheater.com or at All That

What: The New York Cat Festival
When: Doors/bar open at 6 p.m.; films start at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26
Where: Chief Theater, 813 Lincoln Ave.
Tickets: $15 at chieftheater.com or at All That