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One unfortunate side effect of July 4th fireworks is the slew of “Missing Cat” flyers that appear every year in their aftermath, as pets spooked by the patriotic cacophony flee for their lives in terror. In order to raise awareness of this annual epidemic—and to play some excellent films—Metrograph presents Where is the Cat?, a collection of movies in which felines have either gone astray or, becoming the object of a search, provide a structuring absence. Including the Schrödinger’s puzzle box of Lee Chang-dong’s Burning, Nobuhiko Obayashi’s cat scratch fever dream House, and a host of other mischievous kitties, it’s more fun than a lifetime subscription to Cat Fancy.