'What's one more cat?': Skittish stray feline wanders onto a student film set, they almost leave her there, until one partner decides to cast her as the newest member of his family

Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager

Jun 29, 2026 1:30 PM EDT

What student film isn't complete without a stray cat becoming the star of the movie?

Cats are the stars of whatever room they walk into. It's natural for them. Their floofiness and adorable feline faces demand our attention, and it's practically an instinct buried not-so-deep within us to stop whatever we're doing, pspspsps them, and try to become their furvorite hooman. It doesn't always work, but when it does, it makes us the happiest purrson in the whole world.

So, imagine that you've rented a rural Airbnb for your student film, and when you arrive, you find out you have a fuzzy costar waiting for their meowment in the limelight. Except that, because it's a low-budget film, you packed all the equipment into one car and have no room for his ride back home to the city. That was the dilemma of our couple from Reddit's r/cats subreddit. They found out from the owners of the Airbnb that the feline is a stray that they take care of, when they can. Is that any way to treat your main character?

With their sentimental souls, they knew they couldn't leave the kitty there. A 40-minute drive from the nearest city, this cat would be all alone as soon as they left. After much deliberation, the filmmaker decided to cast this cat as the newest member of his family. Did they have all the answers? No. But did they know that it was worth it to take him and figure it out on the way? Yes.

Cats don't always show up at the purrfect time. They often don't. But when they do, it means you've been chosen, and taking that cat in can literally mean the difference between life and the rainbow bridge for this cat. I know that I would have done the same.

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I can't see a cat (or any animal for that matter) in need and not help it. Even if that just means running to the store and buying it some food, or taking it to the vet to check for a microchip. Did I have time scheduled for it in my day? Absolutely not. But, life can wait a few hours when it comes to doing a good deed.
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They will figure it out along the way. Cats are surprisingly resilient. As long as she has something to eat, a place to sleep, and is loved, she'll be fine.
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