Cat Dancers

Through the dream-like haze of archival footage, filmmaker Harris Fishman lures us into the intoxicating world of the Holidays, a bygone era of show business that thrived on glamorous costumes and exotic performances. In the present day we watch an elderly Ron don his wig, still dressing for life’s daily show, before setting the stage for a tragic love story populated by untamed hearts that broke societal rules. The scene? The Cat Dancers Ranch, created by the Holidays in Florida as an Edenic haven for love and acceptance, halfway between the bright lights of the theater and the wild jungle of their beautifully dangerous pets. There they were joined by a new, young trainer, who completed this unusual family. The exquisitely haunting tale that unfolds challenges both the boundaries of love and those that divide man and beast.