Living with Fidel

Everywhere and always… a cat

Sometimes it is the simplest encounters that leave the deepest mark.

Living with Fidel tells, through the eyes of little Maria Markella, the story of a special friendship with her beloved cat Fidel. It is a gentle cinematic story about love, trust, empathy and the deep bond that can grow between a person and an animal.

The film received a Special Mention at the Pet Carpet Film Festival in Rome for the sensitivity and authenticity with which it tells this unique relationship.

In Maria Markella’s words

“If your heart is open, if you are ready to love, you will always find love… or perhaps love will find you, even when you cannot see it clearly.”

A simple sentence that reminds us how the most important relationships grow from care, trust and everyday presence. Because sometimes a cat can teach us far more than we imagine.