Watch Kitty now in today's Short + Feature program on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck, where it is paired with another, more shocking exploration of female youth, Catherine Breillat's 2001 Fat Girl, which Sevigny has cited as one of
her major cinematic inspirations.
Prager draws
inspiration from the
cinematic work of Alfred Hitchcock and Luis Buñuel and the art of such photographers as William Eggleston or Enrique Metinides, but also frequently cites the
major influence her unconventional education has had on her own artistic practice, which combines the use of bold colors, unexpected angles and dramatic lighting.