Tulsa’s Circle Cinema, a nonprofit organization with the mission of “fostering community consciousness through film,” participated in the national Cat Video Fest by conducting screening sessions in August 2025.
The festival received a great response from the community members. A portion of ticket sales from every show went to a local animal shelter, StreetCats, Inc.
Tatyana Nyborg, editor with the TCC Connection, shares her snaps about the atmosphere of the antique movie theater and the Cat Video Fest 2025.
Circle Cinema is a centennial movie theater and non-profit organization located at 10 S. Lewis Ave., in Tulsa. According to www.circlecinema.org, the Circle Theatre opened in 1928 with “Across the Atlantic” and quickly became a beloved neighborhood spot drawing families and kids to watch silent films, serials, and cartoons. (Photo by Tatyana Nyborg)
A vintage film projection apparatus is on display inside the Circle Cinema lobby. Most films at the Circle Cinema are now shown digitally, but a small number are still presented on 35-millimeter film. (Photo by Tatyana Nyborg)
Excited crowd waits for popcorn before the Cat Video Fest screening session. The Circle Cinema’s concessions also serve soft drinks, candy, hot dogs, bakery treats, wine, and beer. (Photo by Tatyana Nyborg)
A corner shop at the Circle Cinema offers souvenir products, such as t-shirts, hats, and cups with Oklahoma and Circle Cinema designs. (Photo by Tatyana Nyborg)
StreetCats, Inc. volunteers distribute information about their non-profit organization at the Cat Video Fest 2025. The organization was founded in 1997. The organization eventually moved to a new location at 3105 S. Winston Ave., Tulsa. StreetCats, Inc. helps homeless cats find homes. (Photo by Tatyana Nyborg)
The Cat Video Fest screening begins with a showing of the StreetCats, Inc. logo and the festival advertising poster. (Photo by Tatyana Nyborg)
Ryan Thomas, Circle Cinema’s film programmer, greets the viewers. Thomas says that Circle Cinema plans to continue the Cat VideoFest in 2026 and looks forward to continuing its partnership with local shelters and rescues around the screenings. (Photo by Tatyana Nyborg)
The Cat Video Fest film was produced, directed, and edited by Will Braden, who has worked on this project annually since 2019 with distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories. The film is organized into sections of videos and animation grouped by theme. It delivers humor throughout, showing cats in many adorable and unexpected situations. The audience laughed through the entire screening. (Photo by Tatyana Nyborg)
